Legitimising the use of force in international politics [[electronic resource] ] : Kosovo, Iraq and the ethics of intervention / / Corneliu Bjola
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| Autore: |
Bjola Corneliu
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| Titolo: |
Legitimising the use of force in international politics [[electronic resource] ] : Kosovo, Iraq and the ethics of intervention / / Corneliu Bjola
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| Pubblicazione: | Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, : Routledge, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (234 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 172/.42 |
| Soggetto topico: | Intervention (International law) |
| Humanitarian intervention - Balkan Peninsula | |
| Iraq War, 2003-2011 | |
| Kosovo War, 1998-1999 - Participation, Foreign | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgments; 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 versus war of choice: The United States-led military action against Iraq; 7 Conclusions: Institutionalizing deliberative legitimacy; Notes; References; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book aims to examine the conditions under which the decision to use force can be reckoned as legitimate in international relations. Drawing on communicative action theory, it provides a provocative answer to the hotly contested question of how to understand the legitimacy of the use of force in international politics.The use of force is one of the most critical and controversial aspects of international politics. Scholars and policy-makers have long tried to develop meaningful standards capable of restricting the use of force to a legally narrow yet morally defensible set of cir |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Legitimising the use of force in international politics |
| ISBN: | 1-135-25685-3 |
| 1-282-32485-3 | |
| 9786612324857 | |
| 0-203-87391-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910454898403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Contemporary Security Studies