Law and the Indo-China war / by John Norton Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, John Norton, 1937- author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Intervention (International law).

War and emergency powers--United States.

War and emergency powers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (830 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1972.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

John Norton Moore, the most prominent legal scholar to defend a position basically in agreement with the present Administration, presents a coherent, well-argued interpretation of the specific legal issues raised by U.S. involvement in Vietnam and their implications for international and constitutional law.Originally published in 1972.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Foreword / McDougal, Myres S.

Introduction

A Postscript on "The Pentagon Papers"

Acknowledgments

Contents

PART ONE: OBSERVATIONAL STANDPOINT

I. The Role of Law in the Management of International Conflict

II. Prolegomenon to the Jurisprudence of Myres McDougal and Harold Lasswell

PART TWO: WORLD ORDER PERSPECTIVES

III. Intervention: A Monochromatic Term for a Polychromatic Reality

IV. The Control of Foreign Intervention in Internal Conflict

V. The Elephant Misperceived: Intervention and American Foreign Policy

VI. The Role of Regional Arrangements in the Maintenance of World Order

PART THREE: INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE INDO - CHINA WAR

VII. The Lawfulness of Military Assistance to the Republic of Vietnam

VIII. International Law and the United States Role in Vietnam: A Reply to Professor FaIk

IX. Law and Politics in the Vietnamese War: A Response to Professor Friedmann

X. Legal Dimensions of the Decision to Intercede in Cambodia

PART FOUR: THE INDO-CHINA WAR AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY PROCESS

XI. The National Executive and the Use of the Armed Forces Abroad

XII. Congress and the Use of the Armed Forces Abroad

XIII. The Justiciability of Challenges to the Use of Military Forces Abroad

DOCUMENTARY APPENDICES

APPENDIX A. MEMORANDUM BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT LEGAL ADVISER, LEONARD C. MEEKER, ON THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF THE VIETNAM SITUATION (MARCH 4, 1966

APPENDIX B. MEMORANDUM BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT LEGAL ADVISER FOR FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS, GEORGE ALDRICH, ON THE APPLICABILITY OF THE GENEVA CONVENTION OF 1949 RELATIVE TO THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS OF WAR TO AMERICAN MILITARY PERSONNEL HELD BY NORTH VIETNAM (JULY 13, 1966)

APPENDIX C. ADDRESS BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT LEGAL ADVISER, JOHN R. STEVENSON, ON THE INTERNATIONAL-LEGAL ASPECTS OF THE CAMBODIAN INCURSION (May 28, 1970)

APPENDIX D. THE 1954 GENEVA AGREEMENTS FOR CAMBODIA, LAOS, AND VIETNAM

APPENDIX E. THE 1962 GENEVA AGREEMENT FOR LAOS

APPENDIX F. THE SOUTHEAST ASIA COLLECTIVE DEFENSE TREATY AND PROTOCOL

APPENDIX G. THE SOUTHEAST ASIA RESOLUTION (TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION)

A Selected Bibliography of Writings on Indo-China and the Legal Order

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-691-64648-1

0-691-61961-1

0-691-10004-7

1-4008-7037-2

OCLC:

933516312