Morality, Jus Post Bellum, and International Law

by Larry May and Andrew Forcehimes

Book Overview

This collection of essays brings together some of the leading legal, political and moral theorists to discuss the normative issues that arise when war concludes and when a society strives to regain peace. In the transition from war, mass atrocity or a repressive regime, how should we regard the idea of democracy and human rights? Should regimes be toppled unless they are democratic or is it sufficient that these regimes are less repressive than before?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107697441
• ISBN13: 9781107697447
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"