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Force and legitimacy in world politics

War is invariably accompanied by debate, if not controversy, over the legitimacy of using 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.
eBook, English, 2006
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2006
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9780511622021, 9780521691642, 0511622023, 0521691648
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1. Notes on contributors; 2. Introduction David Armstrong and Theo Farrell; 3. Legitimacy and the use of force: can the circle be squared? Andrew Hurrell; 4. Legality and legitimacy: the quest for principled felxibility and restraint Richard Falk; 5. Not yet havoc: geopolitical change and the international rules on military force Michael Byers; 6. Liberal hierarchy and the license to use force Christian Reus-Smit; 7. The age of liberal wars Lawrence Freedman; 8. Force, legitimacy, success and Iraq David Campbell; 9. War and international relations: a military historical perspective on force and legitimacy Jeremy Black; 10. The judgement of war: on the idea of legitimate force in world politics Nicholas Rengger; 11. Discourses of difference: civilians, combatants and compliance with the laws of wars Helen M. Kinsella; 12. Fights about rules: the role efficiacy and power in changing multilateralism Martha Finnemore; 13. Peacekeeping and enforcement action in Africa: the role of Europe and the obligations of multilateralism Christine Gray; 14. Dead or alive: American vengeance goes global Michael Sherry.
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