The alternatives to war : from sanctions to nonviolence / James Pattison.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191816567 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Intervention (International law)
| Conflict management | Responsibility to protect (International law) | Sanctions (International law)Additional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198755203DDC classification: 327.117 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: If states are not to go to war, what should they do instead? In 'The Alternatives to War', James Pattison considers the case for the alternatives to military action to address mass atrocities and aggression. The volume examines the normative issues raised by measures ranging from comprehensive economic sanctions, diplomacy and positive incentives, to criminal prosecutions, nonviolent resistance, accepting refugees and arming rebels. For instance, given the indiscriminateness of many sanctions regimes, are sanctions any better than war?
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This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
If states are not to go to war, what should they do instead? In 'The Alternatives to War', James Pattison considers the case for the alternatives to military action to address mass atrocities and aggression. The volume examines the normative issues raised by measures ranging from comprehensive economic sanctions, diplomacy and positive incentives, to criminal prosecutions, nonviolent resistance, accepting refugees and arming rebels. For instance, given the indiscriminateness of many sanctions regimes, are sanctions any better than war?
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