Force and Legitimacy in World Politics

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David Armstrong, Theo Farrell, Bice Maiguashca
Cambridge University Press, 2005 - 266 pagini
War is invariably accompanied by debate, if not controversy, over the legitimacy of using force. Alongside the longstanding state practice of justifying use of force is the increasing codification of legal rules on the use of force. In this volume a leading group of international authorities consider the issues surrounding the legitimation of force from several distinct disciplinary perspectives, including political science, law, history and philosophy. In particular, they examine the underlying question of whether and how international society's traditional norms of sovereignty and non-intervention can coexist both with the new norm of humanitarian intervention and with an increasingly hegemonial (if not 'imperial') role played by the United States. What is the difference between 'legality' and 'legitimacy'? Is the latter a truly universal concept or mainly a Western one? Are earlier ideas about 'just war' still relevant?

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CONTENTS
1
can the circle be squared?
15
the quest for principled flexibility and restraint
33
geopolitical change and the international rules
51
Liberal hierarchy and the licence to use force
71
The age of liberal wars
93
Force legitimacy success and Iraq
109
a military historical perspective
127
on the idea of legitimate force in world politics
143
civilians combatants and compliance with
164
the role of efficacy and power in changing
187
the role of Europe
207
Russias Great Power
225
American vengeance goes global
245
Index
265
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David Armstrong is Professor of International Relations, Department of Politics, University of Exeter. Theo Farrell is Reader in War in the Modern World, Department of War Studies, King's College London. Bice Maiguashca is Lecturer in Politics, Department of Politics, University of Exeter.

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