State-Building as Lawfare

State-Building as Lawfare
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 347
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ISBN-10 : 9781009245951
ISBN-13 : 1009245953
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis State-Building as Lawfare by : Egor Lazarev

This book explores how politicians and individuals use state and non-state legal systems to achieve political goals in Chechnya.

Lawfare

Lawfare
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 505
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ISBN-10 : 9780190263577
ISBN-13 : 0190263571
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Lawfare by : Orde F. Kittrie

In Lawfare, author Orde Kittrie's draws on his experiences as a lawfare practitioner, US State Department attorney, and international law scholar in analyzing the theory and practice of the strategic leveraging of law as an increasingly powerful and effective weapon in the current global security landscape. Lawfare incorporates case studies of recent offensive and defensive lawfare by the United States, Iran, China, and by both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and includes dozens of examples of how lawfare has thus been waged and defended against. Kittrie notes that since private attorneys can play important and decisive roles in their nations' national security plans through their expertise in areas like financial law, maritime insurance law, cyber law, and telecommunications law, the full scope of lawfare's impact and possibilities are just starting to be understood.

Lawfare

Lawfare
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Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
Total Pages : 431
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ISBN-10 : 9781868429615
ISBN-13 : 186842961X
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Lawfare by : Michelle le Roux

What happens when South Africa's tumultuous political life becomes entangled in the courts of law? Throughout the past 50 years, the courts have been a battleground for contesting political forces as more and more conflicts that were once fought in Parliament or in streets, or through strikes and media campaigns, find their way to the judiciary. Certainly, the legal system was used by both the apartheid state and its opponents. But it is in the post-apartheid era, and in particular under the rule of President Jacob Zuma, that we have witnessed a dramatic increase in 'lawfare': the migration of politics to the courts. The authors show through a series of case studies how just about every aspect of political life ends up in court: the arms deal, the demise of the Scorpions, the Cabinet reshuffle, the expulsion of the EFF from Parliament, the nuclear procurement process, the Cape Town mayor – the list goes on and on. This book offers a highly readable analysis of some of the most widely publicised and decisive instances of lawfare. It argues that while it is good that the judiciary is able to shoulder the burden of supporting democracy, it is showing signs of immense strain under the present deluge of political cases. Whether the courts will survive this strain undamaged remains to be seen.

Order, Conflict, and Violence

Order, Conflict, and Violence
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 052172239X
ISBN-13 : 9780521722391
Rating : 4/5 (9X Downloads)

Synopsis Order, Conflict, and Violence by : Stathis N. Kalyvas

There might appear to be little that binds the study of order and the study of violence and conflict. Bloodshed in its multiple forms is often seen as something separate from and unrelated to the domains of 'normal' politics that constitute what we think of as order. But violence is used to create order, to maintain it, and to uphold it in the face of challenges. This volume demonstrates the myriad ways in which order and violence are inextricably intertwined. The chapters embrace such varied disciplines as political science, economics, history, sociology, philosophy, and law; employ different methodologies, from game theory to statistical modeling to in-depth historical narrative to anthropological ethnography; and focus on different units of analysis and levels of aggregation, from the state to the individual to the world system. All are essential reading for anyone who seeks to understand current trends in global conflict.

Diplomatic Counterinsurgency

Diplomatic Counterinsurgency
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 337
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ISBN-10 : 9781107020030
ISBN-13 : 1107020034
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis Diplomatic Counterinsurgency by : Philippe Leroux-Martin

This book provides an eyewitness account of a key political crisis triggered by the international community in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2007.

Warlords, Strongman Governors, and the State in Afghanistan

Warlords, Strongman Governors, and the State in Afghanistan
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 387
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ISBN-10 : 9781107729193
ISBN-13 : 110772919X
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis Warlords, Strongman Governors, and the State in Afghanistan by : Dipali Mukhopadhyay

Warlords have come to represent enemies of peace, security, and 'good governance' in the collective intellectual imagination. This book asserts that not all warlords are created equal. Under certain conditions, some become effective governors on behalf of the state. This provocative argument is based on extensive fieldwork in Afghanistan, where Mukhopadhyay examined warlord-governors who have served as valuable exponents of the Karzai regime in its struggle to assert control over key segments of the countryside. She explores the complex ecosystems that came to constitute provincial political life after 2001 and exposes the rise of 'strongman' governance in two provinces. While this brand of governance falls far short of international expectations, its emergence reflects the reassertion of the Afghan state in material and symbolic terms that deserve our attention. This book pushes past canonical views of warlordism and state building to consider the logic of the weak state as it has arisen in challenging, conflict-ridden societies like Afghanistan.

The Believer

The Believer
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Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Total Pages : 20
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ISBN-10 : 9780815728450
ISBN-13 : 081572845X
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis The Believer by : William McCants

In The Believer, Will McCants tells the story of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State (a.k.a. ISIS), a group so brutal and hardline that even al-Qaida deemed them too extreme. Baghdadi, an introverted religious scholar, with a passion for soccer, now controls large swaths of land in Iraq and Syria. McCants shows how Baghdadi became radicalized in the Saddam Hussein era and found his path to power after connecting with other radicals in an American prison during the Iraq War, culminating in his declaration of a reborn Islamic empire bent on world conquest.

Free to Move

Free to Move
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 240
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ISBN-10 : 9780190054601
ISBN-13 : 0190054603
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis Free to Move by : Ilya Somin

Ballot box voting is often considered the essence of political freedom. But it has two major shortcomings: individual voters have little chance of making a difference, and they face strong incentives to remain ignorant about the issues at stake. "Voting with your feet," however, avoids both these pitfalls and offers a wider range of choices. In Free to Move, Ilya Somin explains how broadening opportunities for foot voting can greatly enhance political liberty for millions of people around the world. People can vote with their feet through international migration, choosing where to live within a federal system, and by making decisions in the private sector. Somin addresses a variety of common objections to expanded migration rights, including claims that the "self-determination" of natives requires giving them the power to exclude migrants, and arguments that migration is likely to have harmful side effects, such as undermining political institutions, overburdening the welfare state, increasing crime and terrorism, and spreading undesirable cultural values. While these objections are usually directed at international migration, Somin shows how a consistent commitment to such theories would also justify severe restrictions on domestic freedom of movement. By making a systematic case for a more open world, Free to Move challenges conventional wisdom on both the left and the right. This revised and expanded edition addresses key new issues, including fears that migration could spread dangerous diseases, such as Covid-19, claims that immigrants might generate a political backlash that threatens democracy, and the impact of remote work.

Rebel Law

Rebel Law
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 230
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ISBN-10 : 9781849047982
ISBN-13 : 1849047987
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis Rebel Law by : Frank Ledwidge

"In most societies, courts are where the rubber of government meets the road of the people. If a state cannot settle disputes and enforce its decisions, to all intents and purposes it is no longer in charge. This is why successful rebels put courts and justice at the top of their agendas. Rebel Law explores this key weapon in the arsenal of insurgent groups, from the IRA's 'Republican Tribunals' of the 1920s to Islamic State's 'Caliphate of Law,' via the ALN in Algeria of the 50s and 60s and the Afghan Taliban of recent years. Frank Ledwidge delineates the battle in such ungoverned spaces between counterinsurgents seeking to retain the initiative and the insurgent courts undermining them. Contrasting colonial judicial strategy with the chaos of stabilisation operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, he offers compelling lessons for today's conflicts"--Book jacket.

Neoclassical Realism, the State, and Foreign Policy

Neoclassical Realism, the State, and Foreign Policy
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 323
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ISBN-10 : 9781139475747
ISBN-13 : 1139475746
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Neoclassical Realism, the State, and Foreign Policy by : Steven E. Lobell

Neoclassical realism is an important approach to international relations. Focusing on the interaction of the international system and the internal dynamics of states, neoclassical realism seeks to explain the grand strategies of individual states as opposed to recurrent patterns of international outcomes. This book offers the first systematic survey of the neoclassical realist approach. The editors lead a group of senior and emerging scholars in presenting a variety of neoclassical realist approaches to states' grand strategies. They examine the central role of the 'state' and seek to explain why, how, and under what conditions the internal characteristics of states intervene between their leaders' assessments of international threats and opportunities, and the actual diplomatic, military, and foreign economic policies those leaders are likely to pursue.