This book responds to the Bush Administration position on the war on terror. It examines preemption within the context of just war ; justification for the United States-led invasion of Iraq, with some authors charging that its tactics serve to increase terror; global terrorism; and concepts such
Battling Terrorism: Legal Perspectives On The Use Of Force And The War On Terror
โ Scribed by Jackson Nyamuya Maogoto
- Publisher
- Ashgate Publishing
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 218
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
Content: The development of the law relating to the use of force in international law --
Countering terrorism : an evaluation of the law enforcement and conflict management approaches --
The Cold War era : terrorist action and reaction --
Jumping the gun --
an old problem as a solution for new threats? Afghanistan, Iraq and beyond --
Striking the enemy's lair : the war on terror and state-sponsored terrorism --
The war on terror : rattling international law with raw power?
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On 20 September 2001, in an address to a Joint Session of Congress and the American people, President George W Bush declared a 'war on terror'. The concept of the 'war on terror' has proven to be both an attractive and a potent rhetorical device. It has been adopted and elaborated upon by political
Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-388) and indexes
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