The counterinsurgent's constitution : law in the age of small wars / Ganesh Sitaraman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sitaraman, Ganesh, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War (International law).

Asymmetric warfare.

Counterinsurgency.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (345 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press 2012

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the ""surge"" in Iraq in 2006, counterinsurgency effectively became America's dominant approach for fighting wars. Yet many of the major controversies and debates surrounding counterinsurgency have turned not on military questions but on legal ones: Who can the military attack with drones? Is the occupation of Iraq legitimate? What tradeoffs should the military make between self-protection and civilian casualties? What is the right framework for negotiating with the Taliban? How can we build the rule of law in Afghanistan? The Counterinsurgent's Constitution tackles this wide range of le

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE: Of Law and War; 1. The Strategic Foundations of the Laws of War; 2. The Laws of Counterinsurgency Warfare; PART TWO: From War to Peace; 3. Turbulent Transitions; 4. Transitional Justice as Lawfare; PART THREE: The Reconstruction of Order; 5. Warfighting as Village-Building; 6. The Organic Rule of Law; 7. Counterinsurgency and Constitutional Design; Conclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-998690-8

0-19-993032-5

0-19-026015-7

OCLC:

848917620