Normative Transformation and the War on Terrorism: The Evolution of Targeted Killing, Torture, and Private Military Contracting

ISBN-13: 9781316515174 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 250 str.

Simon Frankel Pratt

Opis

Sociological analysis of the transformation of prohibitions on assassination, torture, and mercenaries as components of the US War on Terror.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Normative Transformation, Prohibitions, and International Politics; 2. A Theory of Normativity; 3. Tracing Normative Transformations; 4. Targeted Killing and Assassination; 5. Case 2: 'Enhanced Interrogation' and the Prohibition on Torture; 6. Private Military and Security Companies and the Prohibition on Mercenaries; 7. Conclusion: Normative Transformation, International Politics, and the World beyond Counterterrorism.