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Law and war [[electronic resource] ] : international law & American history / / Peter Maguire



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Autore: Maguire Peter (Peter H.) Visualizza persona
Titolo: Law and war [[electronic resource] ] : international law & American history / / Peter Maguire Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : Columbia University Press, 2010
Edizione: Rev. ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (360 p.)
Disciplina: 341.6/9
Soggetto topico: War crimes
War (International law)
Nuremberg War Crime Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, 1946-1949
Soggetto geografico: United States Foreign relations 20th century
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: "This is a revised edition of Law and War : an American Story."
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1; CHAPTER 2; CHAPTER 3; CHAPTER 4; CHAPTER 5; CHAPTER 6; CONCLUSION; POSTSCRIPT; NOTES; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
Sommario/riassunto: In this classic text, Peter Maguire follows America's legal relationship with war, both before and after the Nuremberg trials of the 1940's. Maguire argues that the precedents set by the trials were nothing less than revolutionary, and he traces the development of these new attitudes throughout American history. The text has been revised throughout, with a new preface and postscript discussing the George W. Bush administration's attempt to rewrite the laws of war after 9/11. Maguire connects these efforts to the decline in American power and reputation. Praise for the
Titolo autorizzato: Law and war  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-87217-6
9786612872174
0-231-51819-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910457332203321
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