Punishment, Justice and International Relations: Ethics and Order after the Cold War

by Anthony F. Lang Jr.

Book Overview

This book examines the international political order in the post-Cold War era, arguing that this order has become progressively more punitive. This is seen as resulting from both a human-rights regime that emphasizes legal norms and the aggressive policies of the United States and its allies in the 'War on Terror'.

While punishment can play a key role in creating justice in a political system, serious flaws in the current...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415439078
• ISBN13: 9780415439077
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"