Rewriting histories of the use of force : the narrative of 'indifference' / Agatha Verdebout.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Verdebout, Agatha, 1987- author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in international and comparative law ; 160.

Cambridge studies in international and comparative law ; 160

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intervention (International law)--History.

Intervention (International law).

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 387 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

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Summary:

It is commonly taught that the prohibition of the use of force is an achievement of the twentieth century and that beforehand States were free to resort to the arms as they pleased. International law, the story goes, was 'indifferent' to the use of force. 'Reality' as it stems from historical sources, however, appears much more complex. Using tools of history, sociology, anthropology and social psychology, this monograph offers new insights into the history of the prohibition of the use of force in international law. Conducting in-depth analysis of nineteenth century doctrine and State practice, it paves the way for an alternative narrative on the prohibition of force, and seeks to understand the origins of international law's traditional account. In so doing, it also provides a more general reflection on how the discipline writes, rewrites and chooses to remember its own history.

Contents:

Introduction. Aim, methodology and outline

The 'use of force' in the nineteenth century : some conceptual clarifications

The use of force in writings of 'naturalist' inclination

The use of force in writings of 'eclectic' inclination

The use of force in writings of 'positivistic' inclination

Justifying the use of force in the 'centre'

Justifying the use of force in the 'semi-peripheries'

Justifying the Use of Force in the 'Peripheries'

Disciplinary Beliefs about International Law and the Narrative of Indifference : a Mirror-Effect

The emergence of the narrative of indifference in the interwar : preserving identity by restoring credibility.

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ISBN:

9781108937375

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