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Iraq and the crimes of aggressive war : the legal cynicism of criminal militarism

Title
Iraq and the crimes of aggressive war : the legal cynicism of criminal militarism / John Hagan, Joshua Kaiser, Anna Hanson.
Author
Hagan, John, 1946-
Publication
New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

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Additional Authors
  • Kaiser, Joshua, 1985-
  • Hanson, Anna, 1985-
Description
ix, 250 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
"From the torture of detainees at Abu Ghraib to unnecessary military attacks on civilians, this book is an account of the violations of international criminal law committed during the United States invasion of Iraq. Taking stock of the entire war, it uniquely documents the overestimation of the successes and underestimation of the failings of the Surge and Awakening policies. The authors show how an initial cynical framing of the American war led to the creation of a new Shia-dominated Iraq state, which in turn provoked powerful feelings of legal cynicism among Iraqis, especially the Sunni. The predictable result was a resilient Sunni insurgency that re-emerged in the violent aftermath of the 2011 withdrawal. Examining more than a decade of evidence, this book makes a powerful case that the American war in Iraq constituted a criminal war of aggression"--
Series Statement
Cambridge studies in law and society
Uniform Title
Cambridge studies in law and society.
Subject
  • 2003-2011
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Atrocities
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Moral and ethical aspects
  • War crimes > Iraq
  • Atrocities
  • Ethics
  • War crimes
  • Krieg
  • Folter
  • Internationales Strafrecht
  • Irakkriget 2003- > etik och moral
  • Grymheter
  • Krigsförbrytelser
  • Iraq
  • USA
  • Irak
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Prologue -- 1. The reign of terror -- 2. A shadow of hope -- 3. Judging torture in Iraq -- 4. Night falls on Baghdad -- 5. The separate peace of the Shia -- 6. Legal cynicism and Sunni militancy -- Epilogue.
ISBN
  • 9781107104532
  • 110710453X
  • 9781107507012
  • 1107507014
LCCN
  • 2015002803
  • 40025045039
OCLC
  • ocn905599859
  • 905599859
  • SCSB-14373707
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library