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The United States and Great Power Responsibility in International Society : Drones, Rendition and Invasion.
This book evaluates American foreign policy actions from the perspective of great power responsibility, with three case studies: Operation Iraqi Freedom, American drone strikes in Pakistan and the post- 9/11 practice of extraordinary rendition. This book argues that the US invasion of Iraq in 2003,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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| Colección: | New international relations.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Series editor's preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; Introduction; The case for a normative enquiry; The concept of 'international society': The EnglishSchool of IR; Do great powers have additional responsibilitiesin international society?; Limitations and contribution of the study:Book structure; 2. Norms and the idea of great power responsibility in international society; Introduction; International law, international society andthe great powers; The great powers and the idea of legitimacy.
- The great powers and prudence as a 'virtueof statecraft'Conclusion; 3. Legality and legitimacy of Operation Iraqi Freedom; Introduction; Operation Iraqi Freedom and international law; Operation Iraqi Freedom, legitimacy andthe presence of a consensus; Resolution 1441 and diplomatic persuasion; The second resolution and 'unreasonable' greatpowers; Upholding the consensus with the coalitionof the willing; Conclusion; 4. The United States, prudence and Operation Iraqi Freedom; Introduction; The idea of deliberation in prudence andOperation Iraqi Freedom.
- Foresight and the ability to imagine theconsequences of an actionConclusion; 5. The US drone strikes in Pakistan and the idea of great power responsibility; Introduction; American drone strikes: What are they?; The legality of drone strikes; The problem of legitimacy; Drones and the issue of consequences andprudence; Conclusion; 6. The United States, extraordinary rendition and the idea of great power responsibility; Introduction; Extraordinary rendition: The background; The legality of extraordinary rendition; The legitimacy argument surroundingextraordinary rendition.
- Extraordinary rendition: A prudent practice?Conclusion; 7. Conclusion; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index.