Democratic accountability and the use of force in international law/
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Cambridge:
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2003
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Table of Contents:
- Part I. Broaching the issues / Charlotte Ku and Harold K. Jacobson
- Part II. The domestic and international context. The interface of national constitutional systems with international law and institutions on using military forces: changing trends in executive and legislative powers / Lori F. Damrosch ; Domestic political factors and decisions to use military forces / Karen A. Mingst ; Collective security, peacekeeping, and ad hoc multilateralism / Edwin M. Smith ; The legal responsibility of military personnel / Robert C.R. Siekmann
- Part III. Traditional contributors to international military operations. Canada: committed contributor of ideas and forces, but with growing doubts and problems / Fen Osler Hampson ; Norway: political consensus and the problem of accountability / Knut G. Nustad and Henrik Thune ; India: democratic, poor, internationalist / Ramesh Thakur and Dipankar Banerjee
- Part IV. Newcomers to international military operations. Japan: moderate commitment within legal strictures / Akiho Shibata ; Germany: ensuring political legitimacy for the use of military forces by requiring constitutional accountability / Georg Nolte
- Part V. Permanent members of the UN Security Council. Russian Federation: the pendulum of powers and accountability / Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov ; France: Security Council legitimacy and executive primacy / Yves Boyer, Serge Sur, and Olivier Fleurence ; The United Kingdom: increasing commitment requires greater parliamentary involvement / Nigel D. White ; The United States: democracy, hegemony, and accountability / Michael J. Glennon
- Part VI. Conclusion. Toward a mixed system of democratic accountability / Charlotte Ku and Harold K. Jacobson