Of War and Law
Kennedy, David.
Of War and Law - Princeton University Press. - 1 online resource
War as a legal institution -- The historical context : how did we get here? -- War by law.
Modern war is law pursued by other means. Once a bit player in military conflict, law now shapes the institutional, logistical, and physical landscape of war. At the same time, law has become a political and ethical vocabulary for marking legitimate power and justifiable death. As a result, the battlespace is as legally regulated as the rest of modern life. In Of War and Law, David Kennedy examines this important development, retelling the history of modern war and statecraft as a tale of the changing role of law and the dramatic growth of law's power. Not only a restraint and an eth.
9781282129665 128212966X 9780691128641 0691128642
War (International law)
Just war doctrine.
KZ6396 / K38
Of War and Law - Princeton University Press. - 1 online resource
War as a legal institution -- The historical context : how did we get here? -- War by law.
Modern war is law pursued by other means. Once a bit player in military conflict, law now shapes the institutional, logistical, and physical landscape of war. At the same time, law has become a political and ethical vocabulary for marking legitimate power and justifiable death. As a result, the battlespace is as legally regulated as the rest of modern life. In Of War and Law, David Kennedy examines this important development, retelling the history of modern war and statecraft as a tale of the changing role of law and the dramatic growth of law's power. Not only a restraint and an eth.
9781282129665 128212966X 9780691128641 0691128642
War (International law)
Just war doctrine.
KZ6396 / K38