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Israel and the struggle over the international laws of war /

The author argues that Israel stands on the frontlines of a new struggle over the international laws of war and exposes abuses of law that have been promulgated by international human rights lawyers, UN bodies, and intellectuals to illegitimately circumscribe the right of liberal democracies to defe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Berkowitz, Peter, 1959-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, Calif. : Hoover Institution Press, 2012.
Colección:Hoover Institution Press publication ; 618.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The author argues that Israel stands on the frontlines of a new struggle over the international laws of war and exposes abuses of law that have been promulgated by international human rights lawyers, UN bodies, and intellectuals to illegitimately circumscribe the right of liberal democracies to defend themselves against transnational terrorists. The Goldstone Report, which was published by the United Nations in September 2009, and the Gaza flotilla controversy, which erupted at the end of May 2010, are examples of those abuses. This book criticizes the flawed assumptions and defective claims a.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 99 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780817914363
0817914366
9780817914387
0817914382