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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784090503321

Titolo

Wars on terrorism and Iraq : human rights, unilateralism, and U.S. foreign policy / / edited by Thomas G. Weiss, Margaret E. Crahan, and John Goering

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-135-99506-0

9780203421043

0-203-69346-9

1-135-99507-9

1-280-02559-X

0-203-42104-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WeissThomas George

CrahanMargaret E

GoeringJohn <1950->

Disciplina

973.931

Soggetti

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009

Human rights

United States Relations Iraq

Iraq Relations United States

United States Politics and government 2001-2009

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Notes on contributors; Foreword by Mary Robinson; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; The serendipity of war, human rights, and sovereignty: the case of the United States; Framing the debate; The interplay of domestic politics, human rights, and U.S. foreign policy; Pre-emption and exceptionalism in U.S. foreign policy: precedent and example in the international arena; Human rights and the war on terrorism; U.S. foreign policy and human rights in an era of insecurity: the Bush administration and human rights after September 11

International human rights: unintended consequences of the war on



terrorismThe fight against terrorism: the Bush administration's dangerous neglect of human rights; U.S. unilateralism in the wake of Iraq; Bush, Iraq, and the U.N.: whose idea was this anyway?; The war against Iraq: normative and strategic implications; The future of U.S.  European relations; Legal unilateralism; Tactical multilateralism: U.S. foreign policy and crisis management in the Middle East; Conclusion; Whither human rights, unilateralism, and U.S. foreign policy?; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Wars on Terrorism and Iraq provides a timely and critical analysis of the impact of the wars on terrorism and Iraq on human rights particularly internationally, as well as related tensions in U.S. foreign policy.