The Question of Prohibiting or Restricting the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons

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Law and war make poor bedfellows — particularly since the adoption of the Charter of the United Nations — and it is to be hoped that one day the former will prevail definitively over the latter. The United Nations Secretary-General has done the Review the honour of contributing a paper to this special issue devoted to prohibitions or restrictions on the use of certain conventional weapons. (See p. 469). In his message he reminds us that war has not yet been completely subjugated by the law and that every effort remains to be made in that direction. Alas, war — and hence the law of war — are still very topical subjects at the moment.