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Some Corner of a Foreign Field
Roger . Ed(S): Williamson
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Description for Some Corner of a Foreign Field
Paperback. Editor(s): Williamson, Roger. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA; JPS; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
When is a war not a war? Under what circumstances is humanitarian intervention by the international community justified? In what circumstances can a state legitimately put at risk the lives of members of its armed forces? These are some of the questions raised through the essays contained in Some Corner of a Foreign Field . The authors consider the main ethical and political arguments surrounding the subject of intervention, and, between them, cover a wide range of areas, coming to focus on international institutions and international law, domestic and political viewpoints, humanitarian considerations, the applicability ... Read more
When is a war not a war? Under what circumstances is humanitarian intervention by the international community justified? In what circumstances can a state legitimately put at risk the lives of members of its armed forces? These are some of the questions raised through the essays contained in Some Corner of a Foreign Field . The authors consider the main ethical and political arguments surrounding the subject of intervention, and, between them, cover a wide range of areas, coming to focus on international institutions and international law, domestic and political viewpoints, humanitarian considerations, the applicability ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Number of Pages
269
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349144457
SKU
V9781349144457
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Ref
99-15
About Roger . Ed(S): Williamson
Roger Williamson has been Vice-Chairman of the Council on Christian Approaches to Defense and Disarmament (CCADD), and is actively involved in committees of the Conference of European Churches and the World Council of Churches.
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