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"The only people who know what humanitarian law is are the governments who are breaking it and the people who aren't doing anything about it," Gutman said. "Humanitarian law has not been widely taught or recognized."
In his book Crimes of War: What the Public Should Know, entries ranging from "armistice" to "genocide" juxtapose newspaper articles with excerpts from international treaties and agreements.
"The new information [in this book] makes your stories stronger," she said. "It lets you look with sharper eyes, know what you're seeing and why it's illegal."
"We have to start with the facts," he said. "If there's a crime going on, say what it is."
Life, it seems, is what computers so obviously lack. When people speculate about the impact rapid technological advances are having on our lives and culture, the same fears appear again and again. Will technology steal our humanity or enhance it? Will it change the way we relate to other people...