Democracies at War Against Terrorism: A Comparative Perspective

by Samy Cohen

This book deals with the difficulty democracies face in conducting asymmetric warfare in highly populated areas without violating international humanitarian law. On numerous occasions, democratic nations have been singled out by human rights NGOs for the brutality of their modus operandi, for their inadequate attention to the protection of civilian populations, or for acts of abuse or torture on prisoners. Why do they perpetrate these violations?...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230604560
• ISBN13: 9780230604568
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 269 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"