Numerous democratic nations have been singled out by NGOs for brutality in their modus operandi, for paying inadequate attention to civilian protection or for torture of prisoners. This book deals with the difficulties faced when conducting asymmetric warfare in populated areas without violating humanitarian law. ÍNDICE: - Acknowledgments - Introduction: Dilemmas in the War Against Terrorism; S. Cohen - PART I: THE HISTORICAL AND THE LEGAL PERSPECTIVES - Democracies and the Ethics of War: The Record of the Past; F. Cochet - The International Laws of War and the Fight against Terrorism; E. Decaux - The French State Faced with the Algerian Nationalists (1954-1962): A War Against Terrorism?; R. Branche - Agents and Ambushes: Britainb s b Dirty Warb in Northern Ireland; M.Frampton - PART II: THE STRUGGLE OF DEMOCRACIES AGAINST TERRORISM - Democracyand Norms of War: Locating Moral Responsibility for Atrocity in Iraq; N. Crawford - The British Way in Warfare; A. Finlan - Between Humanitarian Logic and Operational Effectiveness: How the Israeli Army faced the Second Intifada; S. Cohen - The Armed Forces, Power and Society: 18 years of Counter insurgency inIndian Kashmir; F. Grare - The Army of the Fifth Republic and the Ethics of War in Contemporary Conflicts; B. Irondelle - PART III. NON-DEMOCRATIC REGIMES AND THE FIGHT AGAINST
- ISBN: 978-0-230-60456-8
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 280
- Fecha Publicación: 31/10/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés