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Law and war : an American story

Book information

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Year
2001
ISBN
0231120516, 9780231120517, 0231120508, 9780231120500
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3426488 bytes)
Pages
461\461
Library
usenet tech
Time added
2013-03-30 20:00:00

Description

When does the waging of war become a criminal act? And who is in a position to judge? Ranging from the American Indian wars to the Civil War to World War I, and culminating with the Nuremberg and Tokyo trials following the Second World War, Peter Maguire provides much-needed historical perspective on the crucial and ever more urgent issues of war and justice. His examples illustrate the gradations of political justice and the perpetual redefinition of war crimes across three continents and more than a century of American foreign policy

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