Legitimising the use of force in international politics : Kosovo, Iraq and the ethics of intervention /
Bjola, Corneliu.
Legitimising the use of force in international politics : Kosovo, Iraq and the ethics of intervention / Corneliu Bjola. - London : Routledge, 2009. - 221 p. ; 25 cm. - Contemporary security studies .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-219) and index.
The concept of legitimacy in international relations -- The moral legitimacy of the use of force -- The legal legitimacy of the use of force -- The deliberative legitimacy of the use of force -- Humanitarianism revisited : the NATO intervention in Kosovo -- Defensive necessity vs. war of choice : the United States-led military action against Iraq -- Conclusions : institutionalizing deliberative legitimacy.
9780415492553 (hardback : alk. paper) RM404.40 0415492556 (hardback) 9780203873915 (e-book : alk. paper) 0203873912 (e-book)
Intervention (International law)
Humanitarian intervention--Balkan Peninsula.
Kosovo War, 1998-1999--Participation, Foreign.
Iraq War, 2003-
Legitimising the use of force in international politics : Kosovo, Iraq and the ethics of intervention / Corneliu Bjola. - London : Routledge, 2009. - 221 p. ; 25 cm. - Contemporary security studies .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-219) and index.
The concept of legitimacy in international relations -- The moral legitimacy of the use of force -- The legal legitimacy of the use of force -- The deliberative legitimacy of the use of force -- Humanitarianism revisited : the NATO intervention in Kosovo -- Defensive necessity vs. war of choice : the United States-led military action against Iraq -- Conclusions : institutionalizing deliberative legitimacy.
9780415492553 (hardback : alk. paper) RM404.40 0415492556 (hardback) 9780203873915 (e-book : alk. paper) 0203873912 (e-book)
Intervention (International law)
Humanitarian intervention--Balkan Peninsula.
Kosovo War, 1998-1999--Participation, Foreign.
Iraq War, 2003-