The Renegotiation of the Just War Tradition and the Right to War in the Twenty-First Century
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: April 15, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780230605831
Subjects: International Relations - General; Political Science / International Relations; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Great Britain; Iraq War, 2003-; Just war doctrine; Moral and ethical aspects; United States; Politics/International Relations
Description: This book examines the manner by which the just war tradition has been invoked, engaged, and developed in the context of the war on terror. It pays particular attention to the questions of anticipatory war, humanitarian intervention, and punitive war, and looks to compare current thinking on these issues to classical ideas about when and how war might be justified. In doing so, it draws our attention to the renegotiation of the right to war that is taking place in the post-9/11 world, while also illuminating the stories of change, continuity, and contestation that underpin the ongoing development of the just war tradition.