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Of War and Law
Engelsk Hardback
Of War and Law
Engelsk Hardback

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Modern war is law pursued by other means. Once a bit player in military conflict, law now shapes the institutional, logistical, and physical landscape of war. At the same time, law has become a political and ethical vocabulary for marking legitimate power and justifiable death. As a result, the battlespace is as legally regulated as the rest of modern life. In Of War and Law, David Kennedy examines this important development, retelling the history of modern war and statecraft as a tale of the changing role of law and the dramatic growth of law''s power. Not only a restraint and an ethical yardstick, law can also be a weapon--a strategic partner, a force multiplier, and an excuse for terrifying violence.


Kennedy focuses on what can go wrong when humanitarian and military planners speak the same legal language--wrong for humanitarianism, and wrong for warfare. He argues that law has beaten ploughshares into swords while encouraging the bureaucratization of strategy and leadership. A culture of rules has eroded the experience of personal decision-making and responsibility among soldiers and statesmen alike. Kennedy urges those inside and outside the military who wish to reduce the ferocity of battle to understand the new roles--and the limits--of law. Only then will we be able to revitalize our responsibility for war.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
208
ISBN-13:
9780691128641
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0691128642
Udg. Dato:
10 sep 2006
Længde:
21mm
Bredde:
147mm
Højde:
222mm
Forlag:
Princeton University Press
Oplagsdato:
10 sep 2006
Forfatter(e):
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