Legitimising the Use of Force in International Politics - Kosovo, Iraq and the Ethics of Intervention

Informationen zum Autor Corneliu Bjola is a Lecturer and a Fellow of St Cross College at the University of Oxford. Zusammenfassung This book aims to examine the conditions under which the decision to use force can be reckoned as legitimate in international relations. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Concept of Legitimacy in International Relations 2. The Moral Legitimacy of the Use of Force 3. The Legal Legitimacy of the Use of Force 4. The Deliberative Legitimacy of the Use of Force 5. Humanitarianism revisited: the NATO intervention in Kosovo 6. Defensive necessity vs. war of choice: the United States-led military action against Iraq 7. Conclusions: Institutionalizing Deliberative Legitimacy Bibliography

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• Authors: Corneliu Bjola, Corneliu (University of Oxford Bjola, Bjola Corneliu
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2011
• EAN: 9780415619240
• ISBN: 978-0-415-61924-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Contemporary Security Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, International Law, Warfare & defence, Warfare and defence, Armed Conflict