Law
There are numerous laws and legal documents that can be applied to this inquiry. Only relevant sections and excerpts of such laws and documents are shown.
- U.S. Federal Law
- International Law
- 1953 Treaty of Commerce and Navigation Between the U.S. and Israel
- Nuremburg War Crimes Trial: Raeder Verdict
- Nuremburg War Crimes Trial: Doenitz Verdict
- Laws of War
- First Geneva Convention
- Second Geneva Convention
- Hague Convention IV: Naval Warfare
- Oxford Manual on the Laws of War (PDF) (or as RTF)
- The Commander's Handbook on the Law of Naval OperationsOffice of the Judge Advocate General, United States Navy
- Chapter 2, International Status and Navigation of Warships and Military Aircraft
- Chapter 5, Principles and Sources of the Law of Armed Conflict
- Chapter 6, Adherence and Enforcement
- Chapter 7, The Law of Neutrality
- Chapter 8, The Law of Targeting
- Only relevant chapters and sections are reproduced in the above links.
View the complete Handbook at www.lawofwar.org. - Other Documents on Law
- A Juridicial Examination of the Israeli
Attack on the USS Liberty (PDF)
by Lieutenant Commander Walter L. Jacobsen, JAGC, USN