War Law: Understanding International Law and Armed ConflictOpen Road + Grove/Atlantic, 1 дек. 2007 г. - Всего страниц: 224 “Professor Byers’s book goes to the heart of some of the most bitterly contested recent controversies about the International Rule of Law.” —Chris Patten, Chancellor of Oxford University International law governing the use of military force has been the subject of intense public debate. Under what conditions is it appropriate, or necessary, for a country to use force when diplomacy has failed? Michael Byers, a widely known world expert on international law, weighs these issues in War Law. Byers examines the history of armed conflict and international law through a series of case studies of past conflicts, ranging from the 1837 Caroline Incident to the abuse of detainees by US forces at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Byers explores the legal controversies that surrounded the 1999 and 2001 interventions in Kosovo and Afghanistan and the 2003 war in Iraq; the development of international humanitarian law from the 1859 Battle of Solferino to the present; and the role of war crimes tribunals and the International Criminal Court. He also considers the unique influence of the United States in the evolution of this extremely controversial area of international law. War Law is neither a textbook nor a treatise, but a fascinating account of a highly controversial topic that is necessary reading for fans of military history and general readers alike. “Should be read, and pondered, by those who are seriously concerned with the legacy we will leave to future generations.” —Noam Chomsky |
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... Operation Iraqi Freedom. It is clear that the international rules on the use of force matter. But what exactly is international law, where does one find it, and how does one determine its rules? There are two principal sources of ...
... Operation Iraqi Freedom. It is clear that the international rules on the use of force matter. But what exactly is international law, where does one find it, and how does one determine its rules? There are two principal sources of ...
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... Operation Desert Storm was a resounding success, not only militarily, but also for the authority of the Security Council and the broader UN. President George H. W. Bush spoke proudly of the 'new world order' that was reflected in this ...
... Operation Desert Storm was a resounding success, not only militarily, but also for the authority of the Security Council and the broader UN. President George H. W. Bush spoke proudly of the 'new world order' that was reflected in this ...
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... operation, referred to as the United Nations Operations in Somalia (UNSOM), was expanded in August of 1992. Yet it remained a lightly armed peacekeeping operation, despite the fact that the Somali government had collapsed and warlords ...
... operation, referred to as the United Nations Operations in Somalia (UNSOM), was expanded in August of 1992. Yet it remained a lightly armed peacekeeping operation, despite the fact that the Somali government had collapsed and warlords ...
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... operation was also directed 'to assume responsibility for the consolidation, expansion and maintenance of a secure environment throughout Somalia'. This task was too much for a force lacking heavy weapons and air support. On 5 June 1993 ...
... operation was also directed 'to assume responsibility for the consolidation, expansion and maintenance of a secure environment throughout Somalia'. This task was too much for a force lacking heavy weapons and air support. On 5 June 1993 ...
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... operation in Kigali, pleaded for 5,000 additional troops. Bizarrely, the UN Security Council responded by reducing ... Opération Turquoise. The resolution, and the French intervention that followed, came too late to do more than protect ...
... operation in Kigali, pleaded for 5,000 additional troops. Bizarrely, the UN Security Council responded by reducing ... Opération Turquoise. The resolution, and the French intervention that followed, came too late to do more than protect ...
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Implied Authorization and Intentional Ambiguity | 40 |
Inherent Right of Selfdefence | 53 |
Preemptive Selfdefence | 72 |
ProDemocratic Intervention | 85 |
Responsibility to Protect | 104 |
Protection of Combatants and Prisoners of War | 127 |
War Law and the Single Superpower | 147 |
Further Reading | 186 |
Index | 200 |
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