1st Edition
Punishment, Justice and International Relations Ethics and Order after the Cold War
By Anthony F. Lang Jr.
Copyright 2008
208 Pages
by
Routledge
206 Pages
by
Routledge
206 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book examines the international political order in the post-Cold War era, arguing that this order has become progressively more punitive. This is seen as resulting from both a human-rights regime that emphasizes legal norms and the aggressive policies of the United States and its allies in the ‘War on Terror’.
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Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: Conceptual Questions
Chapter 1: Punishment and Justice
Chapter 2: Legitimacy and Authority
Chapter 3: Agency and Responsibility
Part II: Punishing States
Chapter 4: Punitive Intervention
Chapter 5: Punitive Sanctions
Part III: Punishing Persons
Chapter 6: Punitive Counter terrorism policy
Chapter 7: Punishment and International Criminal Law
Conclusion: Punishment, Justice and Evil
Biography
Anthony F. Lang, Jr. is a Senior Lecturer in the School of International Relations at the University of St Andrews.
