des lois et des coutumes de la guerre Belgium. Commission d'enquête sur la violation des règles du droit des gens

A leading Belgian politician and jurist, Gérard Cooreman (1852–1926) is closely associated with this work as president of the official Belgian commission named on the volume. The report was published in 1915 on behalf of the Belgian legation and presented as an investigation into violations of the rights of nations and the laws and customs of war in Belgium.

Cooreman had a long public career and later served as prime minister of Belgium during World War I. That background helps explain the tone and purpose of the book: it was not a private memoir, but part of a broader effort by Belgian authorities to document wartime events for an international audience.

Because this title is credited to a government commission rather than to a single literary author, it is best understood as an official collaborative document. Cooreman’s role gives it a clear historical anchor, while the commission format reflects its aim to collect evidence, testimonies, and supporting material rather than to offer a personal narrative.