03101nam 22006014a 450 991034514770332120200520144314.01-282-12966-X97866121296671-4008-2736-110.1515/9781400827367(CKB)1000000000756288(EBL)445503(OCoLC)335143952(SSID)ssj0000213627(PQKBManifestationID)11234962(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000213627(PQKBWorkID)10152606(PQKB)10286198(MiAaPQ)EBC445503(MdBmJHUP)muse36304(DE-B1597)446482(OCoLC)979834941(DE-B1597)9781400827367(EXLCZ)99100000000075628820060413d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOf war and law /David KennedyCourse BookPrinceton [N.J.] Princeton University Pressc20061 online resource (205 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-691-12864-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-178) and index.War as a legal institution -- The historical context : how did we get here? -- War by law.Modern war is law pursued by other means. Once a bit player in military conflict, law now shapes the institutional, logistical, and physical landscape of war. At the same time, law has become a political and ethical vocabulary for marking legitimate power and justifiable death. As a result, the battlespace is as legally regulated as the rest of modern life. In Of War and Law, David Kennedy examines this important development, retelling the history of modern war and statecraft as a tale of the changing role of law and the dramatic growth of law's power. Not only a restraint and an ethical yardstick, law can also be a weapon--a strategic partner, a force multiplier, and an excuse for terrifying violence. Kennedy focuses on what can go wrong when humanitarian and military planners speak the same legal language--wrong for humanitarianism, and wrong for warfare. He argues that law has beaten ploughshares into swords while encouraging the bureaucratization of strategy and leadership. A culture of rules has eroded the experience of personal decision-making and responsibility among soldiers and statesmen alike. Kennedy urges those inside and outside the military who wish to reduce the ferocity of battle to understand the new roles--and the limits--of law. Only then will we be able to revitalize our responsibility for war.War (International law)Just war doctrineWar (International law)Just war doctrine.341.6Kennedy David1954-623466MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910345147703321Of war and law4203410UNINA