Making endless war: the Vietnam and Arab-Israeli conflicts in the history of international law

Brian Cuddy* (Editor), Victor Kattan (Editor)

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    Abstract

    Making Endless War is built on the premise that any attempt to understand how the content and function of the laws of war changed in the second half of the twentieth century should consider two major armed conflicts, fought on opposite edges of Asia, and the legal pathways that link them together across time and space. The Vietnam and Arab-Israeli conflicts have been particularly significant in the shaping and attempted remaking of international law from 1945 right through to the present day. This carefully curated collection of essays by lawyers, historians, philosophers, sociologists, and political geographers of war explores the significance of these two conflicts, including their impact on the politics and culture of the world’s most powerful nation, the United States of America. The volume foregrounds attempts to develop legal rationales for the continued waging of war after 1945 by moving beyond explaining the end of war as a legal institution, and toward understanding the attempted institutionalization of endless war.
    Original languageEnglish
    Place of PublicationAnn Arbor, USA
    PublisherUniversity of Michigan Press
    Number of pages321
    ISBN (Electronic)9780472903191
    ISBN (Print)9780472075874, 9780472055876
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2023

    Publication series

    NameLaw, Meaning, and Violence
    PublisherUniversity of Michigan Press

    Bibliographical note

    Copyright the Author(s) 2023. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.

    Keywords

    • Vietnam War
    • Arab-Israeli conflict
    • international law
    • international laws of war
    • US Foreign Policy

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