Richard Falk

The Costs of War

International Law, the Un, and World Order After Iraq

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Produktbeschreibung

In this book, Richard Falk brings together some of his recent essays, published and unpublished, examining the impact that the Iraq War has had and will have on international law, human rights, and democracy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 422g
• ISBN-13: 9780415955089
• ISBN-10: 0415955084
• Artikelnr.: 21495197

Autorenporträt

Richard Falk is the Albert. G. Milbank Professor of International Law and Practice, Emeritus at Princeton. Since 2002 he has been the Visiting Distinguished Professor at the University of California at Santa Barbara teaching in the Global Studies Program. His most recent books are Predatory Globalization: A Critique (1999); Human Rights Horizons: The Pursuit of Justice in a Globalizing World Order (Routledge, 2000); and The Declining World: America's Imperial Geopolitics (2004). He serves on various editorial boards including The Nation and The American Journal of International Law. He was a member of the Independent International Commission on Kosovo (1999-2001) and the Human Rights Inquiry Commission for Palestine of the UN Human Rights Commission (2002). He is co-editor of Routledge's Global Horizon's book series.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part 1: Counter-Terrorism, Grand Strategy, and World Order 1.
International Law: Power, Justice, and Stability 2. The Surprising Revival
of the Just War Framework 3. Reviving Punitive Peace: The Sanctions Regime
(1991-2003) 4. Toward Regional War 5. What Future for the UN Charter System
of War Prevention? Reflections on the Iraq War Part 2: Toward Critique 6.
Engaging Normative Consciousness 7. Demystifying Iraq 8. Democratizing the
Middle East 9. Executing Saddam Hussein Part 3: An Ethos of Accountability
and Responsibility 10. Legality and Legitimacy 11. Humanitarian
Intervention? 12. The Criminal Accountability of Leaders 13. World Tribunal
on Iraq: Truth, Law, and Justice