The costs of war : international law, the UN, and world order after Iraq / by Richard A. Falk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Falk, Richard A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Law and legislation.

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

International law.

Physical Description:

xi, 203 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, [2008]

Summary:

In highly critical terms, Richard A. Falk addresses the effects of the American invasion and occupation of Iraq on the current dimensions of world order. Is the Iraq War a new kind of war? What is its impact on the future of the United Nations and of international law? Falk's normative inquiry into the larger intentions and consequences of the Iraq War delves into the significance of marginalizing the UN and international law and the unspoken purposes of the Iraq War. The Costs of War fundamentally questions our understanding of war as an instrument for the solution of conflict. In doing so, the book demonstrates the dysfunctionality of war in relation to either anti-terrorism or the pursuit of a global security system based on military dominance. Falk looks to the historical potential of a realistic Gandhiism as the best positive alternative in setting twenty-first century global policy.

Contents:

International law : power, justice, and stability

The surprising revival of the just war framework

Reviving punitive peace : the sanctions regime (1991-2003)

Toward regional war

What future for the UN charter system of war prevention? : reflections on the Iraq War

Engaging normative consciousness

Demystifying Iraq

Democratizing the Middle East

Executing Saddam Hussein

Legality and legitimacy : the quest for principled flexibility and restraint

Humanitarian intervention?

The criminal accountability of leaders

World tribunal on Iraq : truth, law, and justice.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-197) and index.

ISBN:

9780415955089

0415955084

9780415955096

0415955092

9780203940709

0203940709

OCLC:

122291365