The politics of justifying force the Suez crisis, the Iraq War, and international law Peevers, Charlotte creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. History enk 2014 monographic eng remote 1 online resource The potential engagement of British forces in military action often leads to intense public debate. This book assesses the public legal justifications for such operations. It critiques the idea that using international legal norms to justify decisions on the use of force will necessarily result in fewer instances of military intervention. Cover; The Politics of Justifying Force: The Suez Crisis, the Iraq War, and International Law; Copyright; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Cast of Characters; List of Abbreviations; 1: Prohibiting Force/Justifying Force; 1.1 The prohibition on the use of force, politics, and justification; 1.2 What does it mean to 'matter'?; 1.3 Authority, legitimacy, discourse; 1.4 Defining terms: elites, expertise, and 'the public'; 1.5 A note on method, on history and its uses; 1.6 The structure of the book; 2: Theorizing the Politics of Justification 2.1 Theoretical perspectives on international law and politics2.1.1 International relations theories: liberalism; 2.1.2 International relations theories: constructivism; 2.1.3 Legal theories: transnational legal process; 2.1.4 Legal theories: policy oriented jurisprudence; 2.1.5 A critically informed account of international law and politics; 2.2 The domestic impact of international norms: an existing theoretical model; 2.2.1 An illustrative example: the US and the Gulf War 1990-1; 2.2.2 Appraising the case study; 2.2.3 Constructing the model: domestic structural context 2.2.4 Constructing the model: domestic saliency2.3 The 'politics of justification'; 2.3.1 Blowback effects and domestic political contest; 2.3.2 The vacuum of historical context; 2.4 Mapping discourse; 2.4.1 Policy discourse; 2.4.2 Polling data; 2.4.3 The role of media; 2.5 Reflections on theorizing the politics of justification; 3: The Suez Crisis; 3.1 Setting the scene: backdrop to the Crisis; 3.2 Policy discourse; 3.2.1 Whitehall and the legal advisers; 3.2.2 Government decision-making behind closed doors; 3.2.3 Party political splits; 3.3 Public discourse 3.3.1 Media reporting and the role of media3.3.2 Parliamentary debate; 3.3.3 Public opinion; 3.3.4 International discord; 3.3.5 Other factors influencing public discourse; 3.3.5.1 Scholarly intervention; 3.3.5.2 International institutional influence?; 3.4 Reflections on the Suez Crisis; 4: The Iraq War; 4.1 Historical context; 4.2 Policy discourse; 4.2.1 Government decision-making behind closed doors; 4.2.2 Whitehall and the legal advisers; 4.3 Public discourse; 4.3.1 Media reporting and the role of media; 4.3.2 Parliamentary and party political division; 4.3.3 Public opinion 4.3.4 Global public opinion4.3.5 International institutional influence; 4.4 In the aftermath of war; 4.5 Reflections on the Iraq War; 5: Reflections on the Politics of Justification; 5.1 The public-private split (cf. rhetoric); 5.2 The significance of secrecy-hidden motivations; 5.3 Wider framing and grand narratives (cf. domestic interests); 5.4 International influence (cf. socializing forces); 5.5 Mediated discourse; 5.5.1 The politics of legal(ized) discourse; 5.5.2 Expertise in public discourse; 5.5.3 Legacy and 'feedback' (cf. cultural match); 5.6 Conclusions specialized Charlotte Peevers. Includes bibliographical references and index. f-ua--- Intervention (International law) Iraq War, 2003-2011 Egypt History Intervention, 1956 Intervention (Droit international) Guerre en Irak, 2003-2011 Égypte Histoire 1956 (Intervention étrangère) Intervention (International law) Egypt Iraq Great Britain Egypt Iraq War (2003) Intervention Use of force History International law Intervention in Egypt (Egypt : 1956) fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9BhJPJpvPhjw4gFpX Iraq War (2003-2011) fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9BhJhQKkFHjttcwXm 1956-2011 fast KZ6368 341.584 Politics of justifying force (NL-LeOCL)371422825 (OCoLC)870261354 9780191766886 0191766887 9780199686957 0199686955 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/5504 UAB 131114 20260318192722.4 in00005710315 eng