Vagueness as a Political Strategy : Weasel Words in Security Council Resolutions Relating to the Second Gulf War.

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Over the last few years, UN resolutions have been repeatedly questioned for the excessive presence of vagueness. In order to overcome the cultural divergences of recipient countries, UN diplomatic texts use vague words quite extensively, which could lead to biased or even strategically-motivated int...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Di Carlo, Giuseppina Scotto
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.
Temas:
United Nations > Resolutions.
United Nations. > Security Council.
Nations Unies > Résolutions.
United Nations
United Nations. > Security Council
2003-2011
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Diplomatic history.
Diplomacy > Language.
Guerre en Irak, 2003-2011 > Histoire diplomatique.
Diplomatie > Langage.
LAW > International.
Diplomacy > Language
Diplomatic history
Irak - Kuwait conflict (1990-1991).
United Nations.
Security Council.
Resolutions.
Interpretation.
Diplomacy.
Legal terminology.
Iraq
Resolutions (Law)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Over the last few years, UN resolutions have been repeatedly questioned for the excessive presence of vagueness. In order to overcome the cultural divergences of recipient countries, UN diplomatic texts use vague words quite extensively, which could lead to biased or even strategically-motivated interpretations of resolutions, undermining their legal impact. This book proposes a linguistic analysis of whether the use of strategic vagueness in Security Council resolutions has contributed to t ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (303 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781443848893
1443848891
1443846570
9781443846578

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