Just war and international order : the uncivil condition in world politics / Nicholas Rengger, St Andrews University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rengger, N. J. (Nicholas J.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Just war doctrine.

World politics--21st century.

World politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 205 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Just War & International Order

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

At the opening of the twenty-first century, while obviously the world is still struggling with violence and conflict, many commentators argue that there are many reasons for supposing that restrictions on the use of force are growing. The establishment of the International Criminal Court, the growing sophistication of international humanitarian law and the 'rebirth' of the just war tradition over the last fifty years are all taken as signs of this trend. This book argues that, on the contrary, the just war tradition, allied to a historically powerful and increasingly dominant conception of politics in general, is complicit with an expansion of the grounds of supposedly legitimate force, rather than a restriction of it. In offering a critique of this trajectory, 'Just War and International Order' also seeks to illuminate a worrying trend for international order more generally and consider what, if any, alternative there might be to it.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Disordered world; 2. War music; 3. Just war; 4. Force for good; 5. Supreme emergency; Epilogue: a choice not a destiny.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-35790-X

1-107-23783-1

1-139-38267-5

1-107-34203-1

1-107-34578-2

1-107-25571-6

1-107-34828-5

1-299-40896-6

1-107-34453-0

OCLC:

833768495