Law and Sentiment in International Politics - Ethics, Emotions, and the Evolution of the Laws of War

List of contents

Part I. A Theory of Moral Psychology and International Norms: 1. Introduction: the laws of war and the puzzle of norm emergence; 2. Mapping the mind: moral psychology and international humanitarian law; Part II. The Universal Grammar of the Laws of War: China, Islam, and the West: 3. Taming the sovereign: state formation and the ethics of war in ancient China; 4. War and peace in Islamic law: cultural evolution and the ethics of war in early Islam; 5. Moral emotions and natural law: the peace of god, catholic just war theory, and the European enlightenment; Part III. Moral Sentiments and the Development of International Humanitarian Law: 6. Humanizing hell: the Hague peace conferences and the second world war, 1899-1945; 7. A moral revolution in the history of humankind: the Geneva conventions and the politics of international humanitarian law, 1945-1977; 8. Conclusion: moral emotions, permissive effects, and the rationalization of IHL.

About the author

David Traven is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at California State University-Fullerton.

Summary

Traven's analysis will provide IR theorists, international lawyers, and moral philosophers with a better understanding of why civilian immunity norms emerged and developed in modern international law. Furthermore, it will help them better understand why these norms fail to adequately protect civilians, and what can be done to improve them.

Product details

• Authors: David Traven, David (California State University Traven
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9781108845007
• ISBN: 978-1-108-84500-7
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: Cambridge Studies in International Relations
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, International Law