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International Law, Security and Ethics: Policy Challenges in the post-9/11 World book cover

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International Law, Security and Ethics Policy Challenges in the post-9/11 World

Edited By Aidan Hehir, Natasha Kuhrt, Andrew Mumford Copyright 2011
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge
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This book examines the different ways in which the laws governing the use of force and the conduct of warfare have become subject to intense scrutiny and contestation since the initiation of the war on terror. Since the end of the Cold War, the nature of security challenges has changed radically and this change has been recognised by the UN, governments and academics around the world. The... Read more

1. Introduction: Policy Challenges to International Law, Security and Ethics in the Post-9/11 World Andy Mumford and Natasha Kuhrt  Part 1: Framing the Issue  2. Terrorism, Security and International Law Nigel White  3. Al Qaeda and Networked International Insurgency Andy Mumford  4. Ethical and Legal Reasoning about War in a Time of Terror James Connelly and Don Carrick  Part 2: International Law and Security  5. Law and War in the Global War on Terror Rachel Kerr and James Gow  6. Security, Discretion and International Law Aidan Hehir  7. The Human Security Agenda after 9/11: From Humanitarian Intervention to Peacebuilding Natasha Kuhrt  Part 3: Self Defence  8. Principles of Pre-Emption: a Commentary on Issues and Scenarios for Self-Defence in the 21st Century James Gow  9. Who Killed the Right to Self-Defence? Thomas Jones  10. Computer Network Attacks, Self-Defence and International Law Elaine Korzak  11. Conclusion: War, Law and Ethics Aidan Hehir

Biography

Aidan Hehir is Senior Lecturer in International Relations with the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Westminster. He has authored/edited four books.

Natasha Kuhrt is Lecturer in War Studies on the MA International Peace and Security Programme in the Department of War Studies, King's College London, and the author of  Russian Policy towards China and Japan (Routledge, 2007).

Andrew Mumford is Lecturer in International Security in the Department of Politics, University of Sheffield.

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