Legitimate Targets? - Social Construction, International Law and Us Bombing

Can international law regulate warfare? Experiences of US bombing suggests it does not solve the twenty-first-century belligerent's legitimacy dilemma.

Sommario

Introduction; Part I. A Constructivist Theory of International Law: 1. The challenge; 2. The theory; Part II. The Definition of a Legitimate Target of Attack in International Law: 3. Positive law; 4. Customary law; Part III. An Empirical Study of International Law in War: 5. The rise of international law in US air warfare; 6. The changing logic of US air warfare; 7. The behavioural relevance of international law in US air warfare; Part IV. An Evaluation of International Law in War: 8. The lack of normative success of international law in US air warfare; 9. The impossibility of normative success for international law in war; Conclusion.

Info autore

Janina Dill is a lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford.

Riassunto

Legitimate Targets? examines the different 'logics' of waging war which are demanded by strategic military considerations, international law, and contemporary moral standards. Dill's analysis explains the connections between legality, morality and strategy on the twenty-first-century battlefield. This book will appeal to scholars in international relations, international law and ethics.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Janina Dill, Janina (University of Oxford) Dill
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 13.11.2014
• EAN: 9781107694866
• ISBN: 978-1-107-69486-6
• Pagine: 385
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in International Relations; Cambridge Studies in Internati; Cambridge Studies in Internati; Cambridge Studies in International Relations
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva