Umfang:
XVIII, 358 S.
,
23 cm
ISBN:
9781107056756
,
9781107694866
Serie:
Cambridge studies in international relations 133
Inhalt:
"Based on an innovative theory of international law, Janina Dill's book investigates the effectiveness of international humanitarian law (IHL) in regulating the conduct of warfare. Through a comprehensive examination of the IHL defining a legitimate target of attack, Dill reveals a controversy among legal and military professionals about the 'logic' according to which belligerents ought to balance humanitarian and military imperatives: the logics of sufficiency or efficiency. Law prescribes the former, but increased recourse to IL in US air warfare has led to targeting in accordance with the logic of efficiency"--
Inhalt:
"Based on an innovative theory of international law, Janina Dill's book investigates the effectiveness of international humanitarian law (IHL) in regulating the conduct of warfare. Through a comprehensive examination of the IHL defining a legitimate target of attack, Dill reveals a controversy among legal and military professionals about the 'logic' according to which belligerents ought to balance humanitarian and military imperatives: the logics of sufficiency or efficiency. Law prescribes the former, but increased recourse to IL in US air warfare has led to targeting in accordance with the logic of efficiency"--
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliogr. references and index
,
Bibliogr. S. 311 - 348
,
The challengeThe theory -- Positive law -- Customary law -- The rise of international law in US air warfare -- The changing logic of US air warfare -- The behavioural relevance of international law in US air warfare -- The lack of normative success of international law in US air warfare -- The impossibility of normative success for international law in war.
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Dill, Janina, 1983 - Legitimate Targets? Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015 ISBN 9781107056756
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781107297463
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781107694866
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Politologie
,
Rechtswissenschaft
Schlagwort(e):
Luftangriff
;
Legalität
;
Kriegführung
;
Humanitäres Völkerrecht
;
USA
;
Luftangriff
;
Legalität
;
Kriegführung
;
Humanitäres Völkerrecht
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