Ideas in conflict
Subtitle: international law and the global war on terror
By: Eric Engle
Publisher: Eleven International Publishing
Published: 2013
Place of publication: The Hague, The Netherlands
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9789490947910
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: International law; Philosophy; Sovereignty; Human rights; Terrorism; Prevention; Law and legislation; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009; Foreign relations
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-255).
Table of contents: title: Contemporary international law. Methodology; title: The origin of sovereignty in Roman and medieval law; title: The transformation of sovereignty and international law in late modernity; title: The transformation of international law by human rights; title: The UN convention system and US foreign policy; title: IR realism and the positivity of international law; title: Containment and disengagement; title: Assassination and international law; title: Humanitarian intervention and international law; title: Lawfare, Wikileaks, and the rule of law.