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Governing the Use-of-Force in International Relations : The Post 9/11 US Challenge on International Law / by A. Warren, I. Bode.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Warren, A., Author.
- Bode, I., Author.
- Series:
- New Security Challenges, 2731-0337
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political planning.
- Terrorism.
- Political violence.
- International relations.
- Europe--Politics and government.
- Europe.
- Politics and war.
- Conflict of laws.
- International law.
- Comparative law.
- Public Policy.
- Terrorism and Political Violence.
- International Relations.
- European Politics.
- Military and Defence Studies.
- Private International Law, International and Foreign Law, Comparative Law.
- Local Subjects:
- Public Policy.
- Terrorism and Political Violence.
- International Relations.
- European Politics.
- Military and Defence Studies.
- Private International Law, International and Foreign Law, Comparative Law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (245 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2014.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book examines US recourse to military force in the post-9/11 era. In particular, it evaluates the extent to which the Bush and Obama administrations viewed legitimizing the greater use-of-force as a necessary solution to thwart the security threat presented by global terrorist networks and WMD proliferation.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction; 1 The International Legal Paradigm: The UN Charter jus ad bellum Regime; 2 Self-Defense in International Law: Preemptive/Preventive Requisites; 3 Preventive and Preemptive Self-Defense in US National Security Policy: A Brief History; 4 Bush and the Use-of-Force; 5 Obama and the Use-of-Force; 6 The Rise of Drones; Conclusion: the Use-of-Force and the Making of Hegemonic International Law - From Bush to Obama; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781349489251
- 1349489255
- 9781137411457
- 1137411457
- 9781137411440
- 1137411449
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