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Legal normativity in the resolution of internal armed conflict / Philipp Kastner, University of Western Australia.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kastner, Philipp, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- War (International law).
- Civil war.
- Peace-building--Law and legislation.
- Peace-building.
- Postwar reconstruction--Law and legislation.
- Postwar reconstruction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 217 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- With an estimated ninety-five percent of the world's armed conflicts occurring within individual states, resolution and prevention of internal conflicts represent a main driver of global peace. Peace negotiations stand outside the traditional formalism of lawmaking and represent a uniquely privileged moment to observe the rise or adjustment of the legal framework of a given state. Based in a socio-legal and pluralistic understanding of law, this book explores the normative dynamics of peace negotiations. It argues that the role of law in the peaceful resolution of internal armed conflicts has been greatly underestimated and that legal theory can and should contribute to a better comprehension of these processes. Including thematic case studies from Darfur, North-South Sudan, Uganda, Côte d'Ivoire, Colombia, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, Mozambique, Bosnia and Israel-Palestine, this volume will be of use to scholars, students and affiliates of international organizations and non-governmental organizations.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Analysing the discourse on international legal norms : a nascent shift from outcome to process
- The normative dimensions of peace mediation
- Civil society actors : legal agency and emancipatory obligations
- Transitional justice : internalized legal obligations
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-316-39393-3
- 1-316-39717-3
- 1-316-39937-0
- 1-316-40045-X
- 1-316-40099-9
- 1-316-39991-5
- 1-316-39879-X
- 1-316-22773-1
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