Legitimising the use of force in international politics : Kosovo, Iraq and the ethics of intervention /

Legitimising the use of force in international politics : Kosovo, Iraq and the ethics of intervention /

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Author / Creator:	Bjola, Corneliu.
Imprint:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.
Description:	221 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Cass contemporary security studies series Cass contemporary security studies series.
Subject:	Iraq War (2003-2011) Kosovo War (Serbia : 1998-1999) Intervention (International law) Humanitarian intervention -- Balkan Peninsula. Kosovo War, 1998-1999 -- Participation, Foreign. Iraq War, 2003-2011- Humanitarian intervention. Intervention (International law) Military participation -- Foreign. Balkan Peninsula. Iraq. Kosovo (Republic) Serbia.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7796106

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ISBN:	9780415492553 (hardback : alk. paper) 0415492556 (hardback) 9780203873915 (e-book : alk. paper) 0203873912 (e-book)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
1. The Concept of Legitimacy in International Relations
2. The Moral Legitimacy of the Use of Force
3. The Legal Legitimacy of the Use of Force
4. The Deliberative Legitimacy of the Use of Force
5. Humanitarianism revisited: the NATO intervention in Kosovo
6. Defensive necessity vs. war of choice: the United States' invasion of Iraq
7. Conclusions: Institutionalizing Deliberative Legitimacy
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