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Perpetual war and international law : enduring legacies of the war on terror / edited by Brianna Rosen.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Just security series
- Just security
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aggression (International law).
- Rule of law.
- Self-defense (International law).
- Terrorism--Prevention--Law and legislation.
- Terrorism.
- Terrorism--Prevention--Law and legislation--United States.
- War (International law).
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009--Influence.
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Law materials.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2026]
- Summary:
- 'Perpetual War and International Law' brings together leading experts to confront the enduring legacies of the post-9/11 era and explore viable alternatives to the use of force. The volume traces how legal and policy frameworks have served to legitimize military action, eroding the boundary between war and peace. Contributors challenge prevailing interpretations of international law in an age of endless war and unconventional threats.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- I Introduction
- 1 Still at War
- Introduction
- Understanding Perpetual War
- Internalizing and Exporting the War Paradigm
- The Legal Expansion of War
- Reimagining War's End
- II Understanding Perpetual War
- 2 How Law, History, and Culture Enabled Perpetual War
- "Wartime" and the Culture of War
- How the U.S. Polity Lost Touch With War
- The Erosion of Restraint
- Conclusion: Restraining Endless War.
- 3 Endless War as Aimless War
- "Neverendians"
- "Bad Planning"
- "The Day Of" Versus "The Day After"
- The Structure of Aimlessness
- The State as a "Patterned Mess"
- The Big Muddy
- 4 Rethinking the War Paradigm
- Killing in War
- Unlawful Detention
- Leaving the War Path
- III U.S. Perspectives On the War On Terror
- 5 The "Ghost Budget"
- America's Post-9/11 Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
- How Did America Pay for Previous Wars?
- Paying for the Post-9/11 Wars
- Emergency Spending
- The Overseas Contingency Operations Budget.
- Financing
- Why Did the Ghost Budget Emerge?
- Congressional Budget Dysfunction
- Institutional Military Assertiveness
- Atypical Economic Environment
- Implications for Perpetual War
- 6 Domestic Repercussions of the U.S. War On Terror
- The Domestic Front of the War On Terror
- Detention, Interrogation, and Registration of Muslims
- Expansive New Domestic Surveillance Authorities and Programs
- Exclusion From Protections Against Profiling
- Overbroad Material Support Laws
- The War On Immigrants
- Conclusion.
- 7 Assessing the Legacy of U.S. Torture in an Era of Geostrategic Competition
- The Costs and Consequences of Torture
- "Reciprocity" Concerns and Accountability for Russia's Crimes in Ukraine
- Real Or Perceived Risk: U.S. Exposure Before the International Criminal Court
- A Ripe Opportunity, If Seized
- The Geopolitics of Accountability
- Conclusion
- IV Global Perspectives On the War On Terror
- 8 The War On Terror and the Jus Ad Bellum
- The Jus Ad Bellum
- Exceptions to the Prohibition On the Use of Force.
- International Law and the Use of Force Against Terrorist Groups
- When and How Should Wars End?
- Limitations On the Use of Force
- 9 Europe's Role in Perpetual War
- Europe's Critical Distance From the Early War On Terror
- The Turn in European Policy
- The Lessons of Europe's Counterterror Wars
- 10 How the War On Terror Entrenched Corruption
- Weaponizing the Financial System
- Consolidating a Criminal State and a Kleptocracy
- The Hollowing Out of the Afghan State
- 11 "Nobody Wanted to Hear Us"
- Introduction.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (Oxford Academic, viewed on July 22, 2026).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Perpetual war and international law.
- ISBN:
- 9780197749036
- 0197749038
- 9780197749029
- 019774902X
- OCLC:
- 1571474658
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000349352
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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