Legal Normativity in the Resolution of Internal Armed Conflict

Drawing on the texts and historical processes of peace resolutions, this book illustrates how conflict resolution constructs legal norms.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Analyzing the discourse on international legal norms - a nascent shift from outcome to process; 3. The normative dimensions of peace mediation; 4. Civil society actors - legal agency and emancipatory obligations; 5. Transitional justice - internalized legal obligations; 6. Conclusion.

About the author

Philipp Kastner is an Assistant Professor at the University of Western Australia, Perth. His main teaching and research interests are the resolution of armed conflicts, international criminal law, public international law and legal theory. He is the author of International Criminal Justice in bello?: The ICC between Law and Politics in Darfur and Northern Uganda (2011).

Summary

This book explores the resolution of armed conflicts occurring within individual countries from a theoretical legal perspective. Included are thematic case studies from Darfur, North-South Sudan, Uganda, Côte d'Ivoire, Colombia, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, Mozambique, Bosnia and Israel-Palestine, emphasizing the role of peace processes in constructing legal norms.

Product details

• Authors: Philipp Kastner, Philipp (University of Western Australia Kastner, Kastner Philipp
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.08.2015
• EAN: 9781107107564
• ISBN: 978-1-107-10756-4
• No. of pages: 230
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, LAW / International, LAW / Public, International Relations, Public International Law, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Peace studies & conflict resolution