Summary: At least as far back as the American Civil war, people were trying to figure out some rules for war. Right through the two world wars we were sorting out what seemed morally acceptable in international conflict. But by 1995, and the war in Bosnia, the rules seemed to have gone out the window. Payam Akhavan walked the streets of Sarajevo with the UN, among the first working to bring justice into the aftermath of that bloody conflict.
