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War, torture and terrorism rethinking the rules of international security - London Routledge 2009 - xvii,213p. 24 cm. - Contemporary security studies . - Contemporary security studies. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Rules for torture? / Contextualizing torture : rules and conventions in the Roman Digest / Is torture ever justified? Torture, rights, rules from Northern Ireland to Iraq / Cannon, before canon : the dynamics of ad bellum rule change / Preventive war à l'Américaine : in the fog of norms / Technology change, rule change and the law of armed conflict / Rules and the evolution of international nuclear order / International rules, custom, and the crime of aggression / Truth commissions and rules : justice and peace / Absolute ends and dynamic rules : being political as human beings / Inter arma, silent leges? The political community, supreme emergency and the rules of war / Nicholas Onuf -- Jill Harries -- Caroline Kennedy-Pipe and Andrew Mumford -- Janne Haaland Matlary -- Ariel Colonomos -- Michael Smith -- William Walker -- Larry May -- Mario Aguilar -- Amanda Russell Beattie -- Nicholas Rengger.

ISBN: 9780415465229

LCCN: 2008019407

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA890708 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 014673995 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
War (International law)
Torture (International law)
Security, International.
Terrorism--Prevention.

LC Class. No.: KZ6385 / .W37 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 341.6 / WA-