Nigel White

Democracy Goes to War

British Military Deployments Under International Law

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Produktbeschreibung

British troops are increasingly deployed around the world. This book considers the different constitutional frameworks that operate at national and international levels within which troop deployments are made by the British government, and assesses whether mechanisms of democratic accountability can contribute to upholding international law.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press (UK)
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 640g
• ISBN-13: 9780199218592
• ISBN-10: 0199218595
• Artikelnr.: 26172264

Autorenporträt

Nigel D. White is Professor of International Law at the University of Sheffield. He has written a number of books, and many articles and essays on the law relating to the use of military force and peacekeeping.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: The British Constitution and Military Action
2: Lawbreaker or Lawmaker? Britain and International Law on the Use of Force
3: Between Idealism and Realism: Britain, the UN, and NATO
4: From Korea to Kuwait: Britain and Coalitions of the Willing
5: A Role for Europe: Britain and the EU
6: What Peace? British Blue Helmets in Bosnia
7: Defending the Nation: the Falklands
8: Helping a Friend in Afghanistan
9: Bombing in the Name of Humanity: the RAF over Kosovo
10: The Road to Basra
11: Democracy, Accountability, and Military Action