The justification of war and international order : from past to present / edited by Lothar Brock and Hendrik Simon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brock, Lothar, editor.

Simon, Hendrik, editor.

Series:

History and theory of international law.

History and theory of international law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Just war doctrine.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (560 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

This volume explores how states, scholars and other actors have justified war from early modernity to the present. Looking at narratives of the justification of war in theory and practice, this book offers a comprehensive investigation of the emergence of the modern international order and its normative foundation.

Contents:

Introduction

Basic theoretical considerations : on war and order(s)

The early modern war discourse : a process of transformation?

The nineteenth century as the birth era of the modern war discourse

From the League to the UN : the universe of western international legal order revealing its self-contradictions

'Democratic wars' and the post-cold war international order : rise and decline of the 'liberal peace'

Alternative paths : non-Western perspectives on the justification of war and international order from past to present

International rule of law : justifying, contesting, and perpetuating the use of force

An attempt at synthesis.

Notes:

This edition also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-263463-1

0-19-263462-3

0-19-189824-4

OCLC:

1247122733