International Legitimacy and the Politics of Security: The Strategic Deployment of Lawyers in the Israeli Military

by Alan Craig

The politics of security is increasingly concerned with the legitimacy of military operations, demanding a political engagement with law and ethics that is empowering the lawyers through a continuing expansion of their operational and diplomatic role. Through a careful examination of recent Israeli military operations, this book examines the operational involvement of military lawyers to reveal the political content and consequences of their legal...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739171461
• ISBN13: 9780739171462
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"