Adomnan’s Lex Innocentium and the Laws of War James W. Houlihan
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Adomnan’s Lex Innocentium and the Laws of War James W. Houlihan
This book studies the Irish law dating from AD 697, called Lex Innocentium or the Law of the
Innocents. It is also known as Cáin Adomnáin, being named after Adomnán (d. 704), ninth
abbot of Iona, who was responsible for its drafting and promulgation. The law was designed
to offer legislative protection for women, children, clerics and other non-arms-bearing
people, primarily though not exclusively, in times of conflict. It will be of interest to
historians, both professional and lay, in many fields, with special relevance for historians of
warfare, the laws of war, and of attitudes towards violence in general. The study seeks to
identify the place of this law in the history of the laws of war and, in so doing examines many
of the relevant sources in the Christian West, with conclusions that some will find surprising.
James W. Houlihan practised law as a solicitor in the Irish midlands for many years. On his
retirement he completed a MA and a PhD in UCD.
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Adomnan’s Lex Innocentium and the Laws of War James W. Houlihan
This book studies the Irish law dating from AD 697, called Lex Innocentium or the Law of the
Innocents. It is also known as Cáin Adomnáin, being named after Adomnán (d. 704), ninth
abbot of Iona, who was responsible for its drafting and promulgation. The law was designed
to offer legislative protection for women, children, clerics and other non-arms-bearing
people, primarily though not exclusively, in times of conflict. It will be of interest to
historians, both professional and lay, in many fields, with special relevance for historians of
warfare, the laws of war, and of attitudes towards violence in general. The study seeks to
identify the place of this law in the history of the laws of war and, in so doing examines many
of the relevant sources in the Christian West, with conclusions that some will find surprising.
James W. Houlihan practised law as a solicitor in the Irish midlands for many years. On his
retirement he completed a MA and a PhD in UCD.
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Weight | .6 kg |
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Dimensions | 24 × 16.2 × 2.3 cm |
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