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Killing on Command: The Defence of Superior Orders in Modern Combat
Carmel O´sullivan
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Description for Killing on Command: The Defence of Superior Orders in Modern Combat
Hardback. Series: Critical Criminological Perspectives. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; JWA; LBBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 221 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
This book explores the unique social and environmental factors which influence soldiers to commit war crimes. With a focus on decision-making processes, this monograph provides a significant interdisciplinary analysis of how soldiers decide to follow the commands of their superior officers, even if that means acting illegally. Making the key distinction between normal civilian society and the shocking realities of war, the author facilitates the reader with a comprehensive understanding of what a front-line soldier faces in contemporary combat situations. Killing on Command presents the limits of the law in preventing the occurrence of war crimes. Realistic and ... Read more
This book explores the unique social and environmental factors which influence soldiers to commit war crimes. With a focus on decision-making processes, this monograph provides a significant interdisciplinary analysis of how soldiers decide to follow the commands of their superior officers, even if that means acting illegally. Making the key distinction between normal civilian society and the shocking realities of war, the author facilitates the reader with a comprehensive understanding of what a front-line soldier faces in contemporary combat situations. Killing on Command presents the limits of the law in preventing the occurrence of war crimes. Realistic and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Critical Criminological Perspectives
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137495808
SKU
V9781137495808
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About Carmel O´sullivan
Carmel O'Sullivan is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the Queensland University of Technology, Australia. She specialises in the fields of Criminology of War, International Criminal Law and International Humanitarian Law. Her primary area of research focuses on the individual's responsibility in contemporary combat and whether the law is reflective of modern warfare.
Reviews for Killing on Command: The Defence of Superior Orders in Modern Combat
The book makes a valuable contribution to the extant scholarly literature in that it provides a critical assessment of the overall role of the state in the occurrence of war crimes. ... provides a framework by which to examine how to prevent or curtail the commission of these crimes in the first place. For all of these reasons, many will ... Read more