Political violence and the international community [[electronic resource] ] : developments in international law and policy / / Kirsti Samuels

• Autore: Samuels Kirsti
• Pubblicazione: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (462 p.)
• Disciplina: 341.5/84
• Soggetto topico: Intervention (International law); War (International law); Sovereignty; Political violence; Coups d'état; Humanitarian assistance
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Methodological issues -- The Security Council response to extreme political violence -- The response of states and regional organizations -- The nature and impact of the emerging norms.
• Sommario/riassunto: Are civil conflicts and coups d'etat matters of international concern, or questions of national interest only? How can the increasingly common practice of condemnation and intervention by the United Nations and individual States into situations of extreme political violence be understood? Will civil conflict one day be considered illegal under international law, in the same way as international war? Offering a penetrating analysis that unpacks the relationships between political violence, international policy and international law, and explores international practice in more than 30 civil conflicts, this book challenges many assumptions we hold about the dividing line between domestic and international affairs, whether democracy is an international norm, and how long the international community is prepared to sit on the sidelines and allow ruthless political violence to determine political leadership in nations. This book fills an important void and captures the complexities and tensions inherent in an area where practice has moved faster than theory, and pragmatism clashes with idealism.
• Titolo autorizzato: Political violence and the international community
• ISBN: 1-282-39626-9; 9786612396267; 90-474-3134-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778689703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II