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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154321703321

Autore

Kittrie Orde F

Titolo

Lawfare : law as a weapon of war

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016

ISBN

0-19-026359-8

0-19-026360-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Classificazione

LAW051000

Disciplina

341.3

Soggetti

Government liability (International law) - Political aspects

Actions and defenses - Political aspects

Public interest law - Law and legislation

Malicious prosecution - Law and legislation

National security

Arab-Israeli conflict

Law, Politics & Government

Law, General & Comparative

United States Foreign relations Law and legislation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A conceptual overview of lawfare's meaning, variety and power -- Lawfare waged by U.S. private sector and non-governmental organization attorneys -- The U.S. government's financial lawfare against Iran -- The Chinese government adopts and implements a lawfare strategy -- The Palestinian Authority's lawfare against Israel -- Palestinian NGOs and their allies wage lawfare against Israel -- Hamas battlefield lawfare against Israel -- Israeli offensive lawfare.

Sommario/riassunto

In this work, author Orde Kittrie draws on his experiences as a lawfare practitioner, U.S. State Department attorney, and international law scholar in analyzing the theory and practice of the use of law as a weapon of war.