Legality and Legitimacy in Global Affairs

Legality and Legitimacy in Global Affairs, ed. Falk, Richard A., Juergensmeyer, Mark and Popovski, Vesselin (New York: Oxford University Press, 2012).

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  • Editor Falk, Richard A.
    Juergensmeyer, Mark
    Popovski, Vesselin
    Title Legality and Legitimacy in Global Affairs
    Publication Date 2012
    Place of Publication New York
    Publisher Oxford University Press
    Pages 472
    Language eng
    Abstract This book focuses on the problematic relationship between legality and legitimacy when a nation (or nations) intervene in the work of other nations. The book brings together a wide range of contributors with a broad set of cases that consider when such intervention is legitimate even if it isn't legal—and vice versa. Chapters cover humanitarian intervention, nuclear nonproliferation, military intervention, international criminal tribunals, interventions driven by environmental concerns, and the export of democracy. The book argues that while some interventions may not be technically legal, they may well be legitimate (e.g., Kosovo), and also concentrates on establishing the grounds for legitimate intervention. Some cases, like Iraq, fail the test. Transnational intervention by states and international institutions has increased since the globalization wave of the 1990s and especially since 9/11. This book, by focusing on a diverse array of cases, establishes a clear framework for judging the legitimacy of such actions.
    UNBIS Thesaurus NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION
    INTERVENTION
    INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURTS
    ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
    DEMOCRACY
    HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION
    Copyright Holder Oxford University Press
    Copyright Year 2012
    Copyright type All rights reserved
    ISBN 9780199781584
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