Aggression, Crime and International Security
Moral, Political and Legal Dimensions of International Relations
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Aggression, Crime and International Security
Moral, Political and Legal Dimensions of International Relations
About this book
Aggression, Crime and International Security examines the concept of aggression in international relations and how it has been dealt with by international law and collective security organisations.
This book analyses the evolution of the concept of aggression in international relations from World War I to the post-Rome Statute era. It charts the emergence of two competing visions of this notion: on the one hand, as a triggering mechanism for collective security enforcement among states, and, on the other, as an international crime giving rise to individual responsibility. The author argues that despite certain contemporary international trends suggesting a shift away from traditional, state-centric power structures towards a more cosmopolitan, globalized polity, the history of the concept of aggression demonstrates just how far away this is in reality. By examining aggression in theory and practice at the League of Nations, the Nuremberg and Tokyo Trials, the United Nations, the conference establishing the Rome Statute, and beyond, the book reveals the recurring moral, political and legal challenges this concept poses - challenges which continue to be at the forefront of thinking about international relations today.
This book will be of great interest to students of International Law, War Crimes, International Relations and Security Studies.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- 1 The concept of aggression in international relations
- 2 Aggression in the post-World War I settlement
- 3 State aggression at the League, 1920 to 1940
- 4 Aggression and individual criminal responsibility at Nuremberg and subsequent trials
- 5 Aggression and individual criminal responsibility at the Tokyo Trial
- 6 The UN’s ‘definition’ of state aggression, 1944 to 1974
- 7 The International Law Commission’s attempts to criminalise state aggression, 1946 to 1998
- 8 State aggression at the UN, 1945 to 2009
- 9 Conclusion
- Appendices
- 2 Results of the Tokyo judgment, 1948
- 3 General Assembly Resolution 3314: Definition of Aggression, 1974
- Notes
- Bibliography