The politics of justifying force : the Suez crisis, the Iraq war, and international law / Dr Charlotte Peevers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peevers, Charlotte.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intervention (International law).

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

Egypt--History--Intervention, 1956.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1264 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What are the politics involved in a government justifying its use of military force abroad? What is the role of international law in that discourse? How and why is international law crucial to this process? And what role does the media have in mediating the interaction of international law and politics? This book provides a fresh and engaging answer to these questions. It introduces different actors to the study of international law in this context, in particular highlighting theimportance of institutional actors and the role of the media. It takes a theoretical approach, informed by detailed

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Cast of Characters; List of Abbreviations; 1. Prohibiting Force/Justifying Force; 1.1 The prohibition on the use of force, politics, and justification; 1.2 What does it mean to 'matter'?; 1.3 Authority, legitimacy, discourse; 1.4 Defining terms: elites, expertise, and 'the public'; 1.5 A note on method, on history and its uses; 1.6 The structure of the book; 2. Theorizing the Politics of Justification; 2.1 Theoretical perspectives on international law and politics

2.2 The domestic impact of international norms: an existing theoretical model2.3 The 'politics of justification'; 2.4 Mapping discourse; 2.5 Reflections on theorizing the politics of justification; 3. The Suez Crisis; 3.1 Setting the scene: backdrop to the Crisis; 3.2 Policy discourse; 3.3 Public discourse; 3.4 Reflections on the Suez Crisis; 4. The Iraq War; 4.1 Historical context; 4.2 Policy discourse; 4.3 Public discourse; 4.4 In the aftermath of war; 4.5 Reflections on the Iraq War; 5. Reflections on the Politics of Justification; 5.1 The public-private split (cf. rhetoric)

5.2 The significance of secrecy-hidden motivations5.3 Wider framing and grand narratives (cf. domestic interests); 5.4 International influence (cf. socializing forces); 5.5 Mediated discourse; 5.6 Conclusions; 6. The Distinctive Force of International Law; Postscript; Bibliography; Source material; Academic texts; Index; Footnotes

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-176688-7

0-19-151054-8

0-19-151053-X

OCLC:

863822887