The counterinsurgent's constitution : law in the age of small wars / / Ganesh Sitaraman

• Autore: Sitaraman Ganesh
• Pubblicazione: New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2013; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (345 p.)
• Disciplina: 341.63
• Soggetto topico: War (International law); Asymmetric warfare; Counterinsurgency
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE: Of Law and War; 1. The Strategic Foundations of the Laws of War; 2. The Laws of Counterinsurgency Warfare; PART TWO: From War to Peace; 3. Turbulent Transitions; 4. Transitional Justice as Lawfare; PART THREE: The Reconstruction of Order; 5. Warfighting as Village-Building; 6. The Organic Rule of Law; 7. Counterinsurgency and Constitutional Design; Conclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
• Sommario/riassunto: Since the ""surge"" in Iraq in 2006, counterinsurgency effectively became America's dominant approach for fighting wars. Yet many of the major controversies and debates surrounding counterinsurgency have turned not on military questions but on legal ones: Who can the military attack with drones? Is the occupation of Iraq legitimate? What tradeoffs should the military make between self-protection and civilian casualties? What is the right framework for negotiating with the Taliban? How can we build the rule of law in Afghanistan? The Counterinsurgent's Constitution tackles this wide range of le
• Titolo autorizzato: The counterinsurgent's constitution
• ISBN: 0-19-998690-8; 0-19-993032-5; 0-19-026015-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818157003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II