Law of War Manual (open access)

Law of War Manual

From section 1.1.2 Scope: "This manual is not a definitive explanation of all law of war issues. This manual focuses on jus in bello -- law relating to the conduct of hostilities and the protection of war victims. This manual seeks to address the law of war that is applicable to the United States, including treaties to which the United States is a Party, and applicable customary international law. It provides legal rules, principles, and discussion, particularly with respect to DoD practice. Although the views of other States may be referenced in this manual, it is not a purpose of this manual to describe the views of other States, which may differ from views expressed in this manual" (p. 1).
Date: June 2015
Creator: United States. Department of Defense. Office of General Counsel.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Viosca Knoll Wreck: Discovery and Investigation of an Early Nineteenth-Century Wooden Sailing Vessel in 2,000 Feet of Water (open access)

Viosca Knoll Wreck: Discovery and Investigation of an Early Nineteenth-Century Wooden Sailing Vessel in 2,000 Feet of Water

Report of the initial investigation of a shipwreck discovered in 2,000 feet of water during a 2003 deeptow survey for a pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico.
Date: April 2008
Creator: Church, Robert A. & Warren, Daniel J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Historic Shipwrecks and Magnetic Anomalies of the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Reevaluation of Archaeological Resource Management Zone 1, Volume 2: Technical Narrative (open access)

Historic Shipwrecks and Magnetic Anomalies of the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Reevaluation of Archaeological Resource Management Zone 1, Volume 2: Technical Narrative

Second volume of an archaeological study consisting of a technical narrative covering historic shipwrecks and magnetic anomalies in the Gulf of Mexico.
Date: September 1989
Creator: Garrison, Ervan G.; Giammona, Charles P.; Kelly, Frank J.; Tripp, Anthony R. & Wolff, Gary A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Refining and Revising the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Region High-Probability Model for Historic Shipwrecks, Final Report: Volume 2. Technical Narrative (open access)

Refining and Revising the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Region High-Probability Model for Historic Shipwrecks, Final Report: Volume 2. Technical Narrative

Technical narrative portion of a study to update the database of historic shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) and develop a revised predictive model for locating shipwrecks in the GOM Outer Continental Shelf region.
Date: December 2003
Creator: Pearson, Charles E.; James, Stephen R., Jr.; Krivor, Michael C.; Darragi, S. Dean & Cunningham, Lori
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Archaeological Analysis of Submerged Sites on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (open access)

Archaeological Analysis of Submerged Sites on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf

This is a study on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM's) investigation of six shipwrecks on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of the Gulf of Mexico in order to verify the shipwrecks existed and provide information on them.
Date: August 2013
Creator: Evans, Amanda M.; Keith, Matthew E.; Voisin, Erin E.; Hesp, Patrick A.; Cook, Gregory D.; Allison, Mead A. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of the Treasury (open access)

Department of the Treasury

This pamphlet offers a brief history of and important information on the Department of the Treasury.
Date: 2006
Creator: United States. Department of the Treasury.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cultural Resources Evaluation of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Shelf, Volume 2: Historical Cultural Resources (open access)

Cultural Resources Evaluation of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Shelf, Volume 2: Historical Cultural Resources

This report describes a study on the historical shipping trade on the Gulf of Mexico since 1520. The study studies shipwrecks, archaeology, and navigation.
Date: 1977
Creator: Coastal Environments, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Study to Conduct National Register of Historic Places Evaluations of Submerged Sites on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (open access)

Study to Conduct National Register of Historic Places Evaluations of Submerged Sites on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf

This report covers the preliminary research necessary to apply for the National Register of Historic Places to protect historic shipwrecks located in shallow portions of the northern part of the Gulf of Mexico.
Date: June 2006
Creator: Enright, Jeffrey M.; Gearhart, Robert, II; Jones, Doug & Enright, Jenna
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Impact of Recent Hurricane Activity on Historic Shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (open access)

Impact of Recent Hurricane Activity on Historic Shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf

A report investigating the hurricane damage of shipwrecks against which anthropogenic damage associated with oil and gas activity can be measured.
Date: June 2011
Creator: Gearhart, Robert, II; Jones, Doug; Borgens, Amy; Laurence, Sara; DeMunda, Todd & Shipp, Julie
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana, Interim Report: Volume 1. Papers on the Evolving Offshore Industry (open access)

History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana, Interim Report: Volume 1. Papers on the Evolving Offshore Industry

An historical evaluation and documentation of the offshore oil and gas industry and its impact on the economy of Southern Louisiana from its inception in the early decades of the twentieth century.
Date: July 2004
Creator: Austin, Diane; Carriker, Bob; McGuire, Tom; Pratt, Joseph; Priest, Tyler & Pulsipher, Allan G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Archival Investigations for Potential Colonial-Era Shipwrecks in Ultra-Deepwater within the Gulf of Mexico (open access)

Archival Investigations for Potential Colonial-Era Shipwrecks in Ultra-Deepwater within the Gulf of Mexico

A report on the primary archival material relative to early vessel losses in Ultra-Deepwater within the Gulf of Mexico.
Date: June 2011
Creator: Krivor, Michael C.; de Bry, John; Linville, Nicholas J. & Wells, Debra J.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana, Volume 1: Papers on the Evolving Offshore Industry (open access)

History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana, Volume 1: Papers on the Evolving Offshore Industry

This study examines the expansion of offshore oil and gas development and its effects on shaping Louisiana's culture, geography, society and economy.
Date: September 2008
Creator: Austin, Diane; Priest, Tyler; Penney, Lauren; Pratt, Joseph; Pulsipher, Allan G. & Abel, Joseph
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
On the Front Lines (open access)

On the Front Lines

A report intended to inform Congress, the Administration, and the public about how the principal U.S. government agency involved in foreign assistance has responded to the major crises in the developing world, such as reconstruction in Iraq and Afghanistan, averting famine in Ethiopia, and helping hurricane victims in Haiti.
Date: November 15, 2004
Creator: United States. Agency for International Development.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Biodiversity Conservation and Forestry Programs: 2009 Report (open access)

Biodiversity Conservation and Forestry Programs: 2009 Report

A report that describes the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) biodiversity conservation and forestry programs for fiscal year 2008.
Date: October 2009
Creator: United States. Agency for International Development.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2005 (open access)

Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2005

A report which focuses on USAID's efforts to support President Bush's National Security Strategy, which recognized development as a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy, along with defense and diplomacy.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Agency for International Development.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Information Needs of Communities: The Changing Media Landscape in a Broadband Age (open access)

The Information Needs of Communities: The Changing Media Landscape in a Broadband Age

Report examining the changing face of media and its relevant policy and regulatory situation.
Date: July 2011
Creator: Waldman, Steven
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Identification of Outer Continental Shelf Renewable Energy Space-Use Conflicts and Analysis of Potential Mitigation Measures (open access)

Identification of Outer Continental Shelf Renewable Energy Space-Use Conflicts and Analysis of Potential Mitigation Measures

A report of a study which identified potential space-use conflicts between OCS renewable energy development and other uses of the ocean environment.
Date: September 2012
Creator: Conway, Flaxen; Hall-Arber, Madeleine; Harte, Michael; Hudgens, Daniel; Murray, Thomas; Pomeroy, Carrie et al.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaption (open access)

Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaption

"This report focuses on the relationship between climate change and extreme weather and climate events, the impacts of such events, and the strategies to manage the associated risks."
Date: 2012
Creator: Cambridge University Press
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proposed Revisions to Grazing Regulations for the Public Lands (open access)

Proposed Revisions to Grazing Regulations for the Public Lands

This final environmental impact statement (EIS) is a national-level, programmatic EIS that documents the ecological, cultural, social, and economic effects that would result from implementing the proposed regulator changes caused by the Bureau of Land Management amending the grazing regulation for the public lands, 43 CFR Part 4100, Grazing Administration - Exclusive of Alaska.
Date: October 2004
Creator: United States. Bureau of Land Management.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability: Part A: Global and Sectoral Aspects (open access)

Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability: Part A: Global and Sectoral Aspects

A report that focuses on why climate change matters. It addresses impacts that have already occurred and risks of future impacts, especially the way those risks change with the amount of climate changes that cannot be avoided.
Date: 2014
Creator: Field, Christopher B. & Barros, Vicente R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library