Democratic Accountability and the Use of Force in International Law - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521807476 ISBN 13 : 9780521807470

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

An analysis of the authority of internationally-authorized armed interventions, considering experiences of nine democracies.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The spread of democracy to a majority of the world's states and the legitimization of the use of force by multilateral institutions such as NATO and the UN have been two key developments since World War II. In the last decade these developments have become intertwined, as multilateral forces moved from traditional peacekeeping to peace enforcement among warring parties. This book explores the experiences of nine countries (Canada, France, Germany, India, Japan, Norway, Russia, UK and US) in the deployment of armed forces under the UN and NATO, asking who has been and should be accountable to the citizens of these nations, and to the citizens of states who are the object of deployments, for the decisions made in such military actions. The authors conclude that national-level mechanisms have been most important in assuring democratic accountability of national and international decision-makers.

Revue de presse

'This book shows the author's astute understanding of contemporary issues of law, democracy and international order, and is essential for any complete library on this topic.' John Allison, ACUNS

'So it is rare that in a field as vast as international relations, a book is published and immediately thereafter its key theses are tested on the world stage. Yet that is the fate of Ku and Jacobsen's well crafted Democratic Accountability and the Use of Force in International Law, for no sooner were the galleys checked than the Bush Administration set its sights on the use of force against the Saddam regime in Iraq.' Australian Journal of International Affairs

'... offers a valuable analysis of a difficult multidimensional subject.' Common Law World Review

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521807476
• ISBN 13: 9780521807470
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 468
• Éditeur: Ku Charlotte, Jacobson Harold K.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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