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Fighting Monsters: British-American War-making and Law-making
Rory S Brown
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Description for Fighting Monsters: British-American War-making and Law-making
Hardback. This book considers how the way we think about law affects the way we make war and how the way we think about war affects the way we make law. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBB; JWA; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 676.
Against the backdrop of the British-American law- and war-making of the first decade of the millennium, Fighting Monsters considers how the way we think about law affects the way we make war and how the way we think about war affects the way we make law. The discussion is founded upon four of the martial phenomena (aggressive or 'pre-emptive' war, targeted killings, torture and arbitrary detention) that unsettle our complacent and flabby understandings of what law is to a liberal democracy. The author argues, first, that force is a quintessential albeit ambivalent element of any realistic, serviceable and ... Read more
Against the backdrop of the British-American law- and war-making of the first decade of the millennium, Fighting Monsters considers how the way we think about law affects the way we make war and how the way we think about war affects the way we make law. The discussion is founded upon four of the martial phenomena (aggressive or 'pre-emptive' war, targeted killings, torture and arbitrary detention) that unsettle our complacent and flabby understandings of what law is to a liberal democracy. The author argues, first, that force is a quintessential albeit ambivalent element of any realistic, serviceable and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
340
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
340
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849460934
SKU
V9781849460934
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About Rory S Brown
Rory Brown was a Russell Vick Prize Winner at Jesus College, Cambridge, an Erasmus Scholar at Regensburg University, Germany, a Visiting Scholar at Columbia University, New York City, and received his Doctorate from the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. He is a barrister, a member of Inner Temple, and currently practises from 9 Stone Buildings Chambers, Lincoln's Inn, London. ... Read more
Reviews for Fighting Monsters: British-American War-making and Law-making
'Fighting Monsters makes an important and provocative contribution, by encouraging us to revisit our understanding of the nature of law and its role in combating barbarism."
Philippe Sands QC, Professor of Law, University College London, Author of Lawless World and Torture Team An exceptional piece of work...deep, broad, rich, original, compelling, and much more.
Martin Scheinin, UN Special ... Read more
Philippe Sands QC, Professor of Law, University College London, Author of Lawless World and Torture Team An exceptional piece of work...deep, broad, rich, original, compelling, and much more.
Martin Scheinin, UN Special ... Read more