Law and war : international law & American history / Peter Maguire.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maguire, Peter (Peter H.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War crimes.

War (International law).

Nuremberg War Crime Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, 1946-1949.

United States--Foreign relations--20th century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.)

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this classic text, Peter Maguire follows America's legal relationship with war, both before and after the Nuremberg trials of the 1940's. Maguire argues that the precedents set by the trials were nothing less than revolutionary, and he traces the development of these new attitudes throughout American history. The text has been revised throughout, with a new preface and postscript discussing the George W. Bush administration's attempt to rewrite the laws of war after 9/11. Maguire connects these efforts to the decline in American power and reputation. Praise for the

Contents:

CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1; CHAPTER 2; CHAPTER 3; CHAPTER 4; CHAPTER 5; CHAPTER 6; CONCLUSION; POSTSCRIPT; NOTES; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

"This is a revised edition of Law and War : an American Story."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612872174

9781282872172

1282872176

9780231518192

0231518196

OCLC:

826476491