The War Lawyers - The United States, Israel, and Juridical Warfare (Hardcover)

Over the last 20 years the world's most advanced militaries have invited a small number of military legal professionals into the heart of their targeting operations, spaces which had previously been exclusively for generals and commanders. These professionals, trained and hired to give legal advice on an array of military operations, have become known as war lawyers. The War Lawyers examines the laws of war interpreted and applied by military lawyers to aerial targeting operations carried out by the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the Israel military in Gaza. Drawing on interviews with military lawyers and others, this book explains why some lawyers became integrated in the chain of command whereby military targets are identified and attacked, whether by manned aircraft, drones and/or ground forces, and with what results. This book shows just how important law and war lawyers have become in the conduct of contemporary warfare, and how it is understood. Jones argues that circulations of law and policy between the U.S. and Israel have expanded the scope of what constitutes a legitimate military target, contending that the involvement of war lawyers in targeting operations not only constrains military violence, but also enables, legitimises, and sometimes even extends it.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2020
Authors:	Craig Jones (Lecturer)
Dimensions:	165 x 165 x 241mm (L x W x H)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-884292-7
Categories:	Books > Law > Other areas of law > Military law & courts martial Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Armed conflict Books > Law > International law > Public international law > International humanitarian law Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Constitutional & administrative law > General
LSN:	0-19-884292-9
Barcode:	9780198842927

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