Craig Jones (Lecturer, Lecturer, Newcastle University)

The War Lawyers

The United States, Israel, and Juridical Warfare

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Produktbeschreibung

Military lawyers have been around for decades, but only recently became involved in lethal targeting decisions: this book shows why and with what consequences. The War Lawyers examines the role of laws of war interpreted and applied by military lawyers in targeting decisions. Drawing on a detailed analysis ofto aerial targeting operations carried out by the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the Israel military in Gaza, it shows why military lawyers are involved in targeting and with what consequences.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 394
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 164mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 812g
• ISBN-13: 9780198842927
• ISBN-10: 0198842929
• Artikelnr.: 59762608

Autorenporträt

Dr Craig Jones is a Lecturer in Political Geography in the School of Geography, Sociology and Politics at Newcastle University. He completed his PhD in Geography at the University of British Columbia in 2017. He researches the geographies of later modern warfare and is especially interested legal and medical materialities of war and conflict in the contemporary Middle East. He is currently working on a second book project titled Wounds Without Borders, supported by the Independent Social Research Foundation (ISRF). He blogs at www.thewarspace.com and tweets at: @thewarspace.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The War Lawyers
1: Targeting without Lawyers: The Vietnam War
2: The Birth of "Operational Law"
3: "'The Lawyers' War"
4: Targeting in the Israeli Military
5: The Kill Chain (I): Deliberate Targeting
6: The Kill Chain (II): Dynamic Targeting
Conclusion: Juridical Warfare: Limits and Possibilities