Democracy goes to war
Subtitle: British military deployments under international law
By: Nigel D. White.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9780199218592
Subjects: Military law -- Great Britain; Peacekeeping forces, British; War (International law); Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Law and legislation
Description: British troops are increasingly deployed around the world. This book considers the different constitutional frameworks that operate at national & international levels within which troop deployments are made by the British government, & assesses whether mechanisms of democratic accountability can contribute to upholding international law.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The British constitution and military action; title: Lawbreaker or lawmaker? Britain and international law; title: Between idealism and realism : Britain, the UN, and NATO; title: From Korea to Kuwait : Britain and coalitions of the willing; title: A role for Europe : Britain and the EU; title: What peace? British blue helmets in Bosnia; title: Defending the nation : the Falklands; title: Helping a friend in Afghanistan; title: Bombing in the name of humanity :; title: The RAF over Kosovo; title: The road to Basra; title: Democracy, accountability, and military action.