Legitimising the use of force in international politics : Kosovo, Iraq and the ethics of intervention - Bjola, Corneliu (London : Routledge, 2009)
The concept of legitimacy in international relations -- The moral legitimacy of the use of force -- The legal legitimacy of the use of force -- The deliberative legitimacy of the use of force -- Humanitarianism revisited : the NATO intervention in Kosovo -- Defensive necessity vs. war of choice : the United States-led military action against Iraq -- Conclusions : institutionalizing deliberative legitimacy.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-219) and index.
Keywords: Intervention (International law); Humanitarian intervention -- Balkan Peninsula; Kosovo War, 1998-1999 -- Participation, Foreign; Iraq War, 2003-