Screen LibraryIraq and the crimes of aggressive war : the legal cynicism of criminal militarism /
"From the torture of detainees at Abu Ghraib to unnecessary military attacks on civilians, this book is an account of the violations of international criminal law committed during the United States invasion of Iraq. Taking stock of the entire war, it uniquely documents the overestimation of the...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2015. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge studies in law and society
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| Summary: |
"From the torture of detainees at Abu Ghraib to unnecessary military attacks on civilians, this book is an account of the violations of international criminal law committed during the United States invasion of Iraq. Taking stock of the entire war, it uniquely documents the overestimation of the successes and underestimation of the failings of the Surge and Awakening policies. The authors show how an initial cynical framing of the American war led to the creation of a new Shia-dominated Iraq state, which in turn provoked powerful feelings of legal cynicism among Iraqis, especially the Sunni. |
| Carrier Form: | ix, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-245) and index. |
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9781107507012 (paperback) : 1107507014 (paperback) 9781107104532 (hardback) 110710453X (hardback) |
| Index Number: | DS79 |
| CLC: | D815.4-05 |
| Call Number: | D815.4-05/H141 |
| Contents: | The reign of terror -- A shadow of hope -- Judging torture in Iraq -- Night falls on Baghdad -- The separate peace of the Shia -- Legal cynicism and Sunni militancy. |