War and the law of nations : a general history / by Stephen C. Neff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neff, Stephen C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War (International law)--History.

War (International law).

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 443 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Other Title:

War & the Law of Nations

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

This ambitious 2005 volume is a history of war, from the standpoint of international law, from the beginning of history to the present day. Its primary focus is on legal conceptions of war as such, rather than on the substantive or technical aspects of the law of war. It tells the story, in narrative form, of the interplay, through the centuries, between, on the one hand, legal ideas about war and, on the other hand, state practice in warfare. Its coverage includes reprisals, civil wars, UN enforcement and the war on terrorism. This book will interest historians, students of international relations and international lawyers.

Contents:

Part I. War as Law Enforcement (to 1600)

1. Ares and Athena

2. Loving enemies and hating sin

Part II. New Forces Stirring (1600-1815)

3. War in due form

4. Dissension in the ranks

Part III. War as State Policy (1815-1919)

5. Collisions of naked interest

6. Tame and half-hearted war: intervention, reprisal and necessity

7. Civil strife

Part IV. Just Wars Reborn (1919- )

8. Regulating war

9. Farewell to war?

10. New fields of battle.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780511494253

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