| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
vi, 269 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
The Sciences Po series in international relations and political economy
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CERI series in international relations and political economy.
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| Note |
"This volume is the outcome of a workshop on 'The Ethics of War and Fight against Terrorism: Democracies Put to the Test' that took place at CERI (Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Internationales, Sciences Po Paris), on October 2006, with the support of the quarterly journal Critique Internationale." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Democracies and the ethics of war : the record of the past / François Cochet -- The international laws of war and the fight against terrorism / Emmanuel Decaux -- The French state faced with the Algerian nationalists (1954-1962) : a war against terrorism? / Raphaëlle Branche -- Agents and ambushes : Britain's "Dirty War" in Northern Ireland / Martyn Frampton -- Democracy and norms of war : locating moral responsibility for atrocity in Iraq / Neta C. Crawford -- The British way of warfare and the global war on terror / Alastair Finlan -- Between humanitarian logic and operational effectiveness : how the Israeli army faced the second intifada / Samy Cohen -- The armed forces, power, and society : 18 years of counterinsurgency in Indian Kashmir / Frédéric Grare -- The army of the Fifth Republic and the ethics of war in contemporary conflicts / Bastien Irondelle -- Russia's war in Chechnya : the discourse of counterterrorism and the legitimation of violence / Anne Le Huérou and Amandine Regamay -- Algeria : is an authoritarian regime more effective in combating terrorist movements? / Luis Martinez. |
| Summary |
This book deals with the difficulty democracies face in conducting asymmetric warfare in highly populated areas without violating international humanitarian law. On numerous occasions, democratic nations have been singled out by human rights NGOs for the brutality of their modus operandi, for their inadequate attention to the protection of civilian populations, or for acts of abuse or torture on prisoners. Why do they perpetrate these violations? Do they do so intentionally or unintentionally? Can democracies combat irregular armed groups without violating international law? When their population is under threat, do they behave as non-democracies would? Does this type of war inevitably produce war crimes on a more or less massive scale? |
| Subject |
Terrorism -- Prevention -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Case studies.
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Terrorism -- Prevention -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Subject |
Terrorism -- Prevention. |
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Counterinsurgency -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Case studies.
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Counterinsurgency. |
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Asymmetric warfare -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Case studies.
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Asymmetric warfare. |
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Humanitarian law -- Case studies.
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Humanitarian law. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Cohen, Samy.
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Atherton, John.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Democracies at war against terrorism. 1st ed. New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008 (OCoLC)607893032 |
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Online version: Democracies at war against terrorism. 1st ed. New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008 (OCoLC)609030160 |
| ISBN |
9780230604568 |
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0230604560 |
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