Janina Dill

Legitimate Targets?

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Can international law regulate warfare? Experiences of US bombing suggests it does not solve the twenty-first-century belligerent's legitimacy dilemma.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 386
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 708g
• ISBN-13: 9781107056756
• ISBN-10: 1107056756
• Artikelnr.: 41129904

Autorenporträt

Janina Dill is a lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I. A Constructivist Theory of International Law: 1. The challenge
2. The theory
Part II. The Definition of a Legitimate Target of Attack in International Law: 3. Positive law
4. Customary law
Part III. An Empirical Study of International Law in War: 5. The rise of international law in US air warfare
6. The changing logic of US air warfare
7. The behavioural relevance of international law in US air warfare
Part IV. An Evaluation of International Law in War: 8. The lack of normative success of international law in US air warfare
9. The impossibility of normative success for international law in war
Conclusion.