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Some Corner of a Foreign Field

Intervention and World Order

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  • © 1998

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  1. Roger Williamson

    1. London, UK

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Dedication and Introductory Essay

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Sydney D. Bailey (1916–1995): In Memoriam

      • Richard Harries
      Pages 3-6

    3. Introduction

      • Michael Howard
      Pages 7-12

  3. Intervention — The New Face of War?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. State Sovereignty, Human Rights and Intervention

      • Roger Williamson
      Pages 15-27

    3. Some Corner of a Foreign Field

      • David Fisher
      Pages 28-37

    4. When Is a War Not a War?

      • Brian Wicker
      Pages 38-47

  4. Intervention and the Just War Tradition

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49
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    2. Can an Intervention Be Just?

      • Anthony Harvey
      Pages 51-61

    3. Humanitarian Intervention: the Contemporary Debate

      • Oliver Ramsbotham
      Pages 62-72

    4. Second Thoughts on First Principles

      • Hugh Beach
      Pages 73-83

  5. War by Other Means? Wider Dimensions of the Debate

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85
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    2. War by Other Means

      • Oliver O’Donovan
      Pages 87-98

    3. Intervention and Crimes against Humanity

      • Barrie Paskins
      Pages 99-106

    4. From National to International Policing

      • Brian Wicker
      Pages 107-117

  6. Geopolitics, International Law and Intervention

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119
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    2. Humanitarian Intervention: a New Role for the United Nations?

      • Comfort Ero, Suzanne Long
      Pages 121-133

    3. Use of Armed Forces as an Instrument of Policy

      • Correlli Barnett
      Pages 134-142

    4. Post-Cold War Illusions and Daunting Realities

      • Richard Falk
      Pages 143-153
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When is a war not a war? Under what circumstances is humanitarian intervention by the international community justified? In what circumstances can a state legitimately put at risk the lives of members of its armed forces? These are some of the questions raised through the essays contained in Some Corner of a Foreign Field . The authors consider the main ethical and political arguments surrounding the subject of intervention, and, between them, cover a wide range of areas, coming to focus on international institutions and international law, domestic and political viewpoints, humanitarian considerations, the applicability of the just war theory, and the role of public opinion and the media. The result is a book that throws open new doors and extends the range of discussion within the ongoing debate on defence and disarmament.

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  • London, UK

    Roger Williamson

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Roger Williamson has been Vice-Chairman of the Council on Christian Approaches to Defense and Disarmament (CCADD), and is actively involved in committees of the Conference of European Churches and the World Council of Churches.

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