Israel and the struggle over the international laws of war / / Peter Berkowitz

• Autore: Berkowitz Peter <1959->
• Pubblicazione: Stanford, California : , : Hoover Institution Press, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (113 p.)
• Disciplina: 341.6095694
• Soggetto topico: Arab-Israeli conflict - Law and legislation; War - Protection of civilians - Palestine
• Soggetto geografico: Israel International status
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: An opportunity to reorient -- The Goldstone report -- The Gaza flotilla -- Conserving the international laws of war.
• Sommario/riassunto: The author argues that Israel stands on the frontlines of a new struggle over the international laws of war and exposes abuses of law that have been promulgated by international human rights lawyers, UN bodies, and intellectuals to illegitimately circumscribe the right of liberal democracies to defend themselves against transnational terrorists. The Goldstone Report, which was published by the United Nations in September 2009, and the Gaza flotilla controversy, which erupted at the end of May 2010, are examples of those abuses. This book criticizes the flawed assumptions and defective claims a
• Titolo autorizzato: Israel and the struggle over the international laws of war
• ISBN: 0-8179-1436-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910822784203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Hoover Institution Press publication ; ; 618.