Rule of Law in War: International Law and United States Counterinsurgency Doctrine in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars

by Travers McLeod

Rule of Law in War places international law at the centre of the transformation of United States counterinsurgency (COIN) that occurred during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. It claims international law matters more than is often assumed and more than we have previously been able to claim, contradicting existing theoretical assumptions. In particular, the book contends international law matters in a case that may be regarded as particularly tough for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198716397
• ISBN13: 9780198716396
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.2"