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The law on the use of force : a feminist analysis / Gina Heathcote.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heathcote, Gina, author.
- Series:
- Routledge research in international law.
- Routledge research in international law
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- War (International law).
- Intervention (International law).
- Feminist jurisprudence.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (240 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "The book presents the international laws on the use of force whilst demonstrating the unique insight a feminist analysis offers this central area of international law. The book highlights key conceptual barriers to the enhanced application of the law of the use of force, and develops international feminist method through rigorous engagement with the key writers in the fieldThe book looks at the key aspects of the UN Charter relevant to the use of force Article 2(4), Article 51 and Chapter VII powers as well as engaging with contemporary debates on the possibility of justified force to meet self-determination or humanitarian goals. The text also discusses the arguments in favour of the use of pre-emptive force and reflects on the role feminist legal theories can play in exposing the inconsistencies of contemporary arguments for justified force under the banner of the war on terror. Throughout the text state practice and institutional documentation are analysed, alongside key instances of the use of force. The book makes a genuine, urgently needed contribution to a central area of international law, demonstrating the capacity of feminist legal theories to enlarge our understanding of key international legal dilemmas"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Feminist legal approaches and international law on the use of force
- Collective security
- Justifying force : self-defence
- Justifying force : self-determination
- Justifying force : humanitarian intervention
- Justifying force in the era of global terrorism.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-214) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-62800-2
- 1-283-44254-X
- 9786613442543
- 0-203-80261-6
- 1-136-62801-0
- 9780203802618
- OCLC:
- 798532080
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