What are the politics involved in a government justifying its use of military force abroad? What is the role of international law in that discourse? How and why

The potential engagement of British forces in military action often leads to intense public debate. This book assesses the public legal justifications for such

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"Roots of War presents systematic archival, experimental, and survey research on three psychological factors leading to war--desire for power, exaggerated perce

The history of war is also a history of its justification. The contributions to this book argue that the justification of war rarely happens as empty propaganda