While there are many legal textbooks on the laws of armed conflict and academic works on ethical issues in international relations, this is the first text on the relevance of legal and normative issues in military practice. It coversthe entire spectrum of military operations and is written with military decision-makers particularly in mind. INDICE: - Introduction - Purpose Content and Structure - Ethics, Law and Military Operations - A View From Realism - The Just War Tradition - A Pragmatic Compromise - War Law and its Intersections - Law at the Operational Level - Civilian Protection and Force Protection - The Ethical Challenge of the Complex Security Environment - Understanding Atrocities: What Commanders Should do to Prevent Them - To Whom Does a Military Medical Commander Owe a Moral Duty? -The Ethics of Nuclear Deterrence - The Ethical and Legal Challenges of Operational Command -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-22170-3
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 24/09/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés