The War Lawyers
The United States, Israel, and Juridical Warfare
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 26 November 2020
- ISBN 9780198842927
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages394 pages
- Size 25x165x241 mm
- Weight 1 g
- Language English 115
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Short description:
Military lawyers have been around for decades, but only recently became involved in lethal targeting decisions: this book shows why and with what consequences. The War Lawyers examines the role of laws of war interpreted and applied by military lawyers in targeting decisions. Drawing on a detailed analysis ofto aerial targeting operations carried out by the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the Israel military in Gaza, it shows why military lawyers are involved in targeting and with what consequences.
MoreLong description:
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.
His book is the most comprehensive survey of the history and role of war lawyers published to date.
Table of Contents:
Introduction: The War Lawyers
Targeting without Lawyers: The Vietnam War
The Birth of "Operational Law"
"'The Lawyers' War"
Targeting in the Israeli Military
The Kill Chain (I): Deliberate Targeting
The Kill Chain (II): Dynamic Targeting
Conclusion: Juridical Warfare: Limits and Possibilities
