1st Edition
Legitimising the Use of Force in International Politics Kosovo, Iraq and the Ethics of Intervention
By Corneliu Bjola
Copyright 2009
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book aims to examine the conditions under which the decision to use force can be reckoned as legitimate in international relations. Drawing on communicative action theory, it provides a provocative answer to the hotly contested question of how to understand the legitimacy of the use of force in international politics.
The use of force is one of the most critical and controversial aspects... Read more
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-led military action against Iraq 7. Conclusions: Institutionalizing Deliberative Legitimacy Bibliography
Biography
Corneliu Bjola is a Lecturer and a Fellow of St Cross College at the University of Oxford.
