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Nobuo Hayashi - Military Necessity, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

Military Necessity

The Art, Morality and Law of War

Av Nobuo Hayashi

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Beskrivning
What does it mean to say that international humanitarian law (IHL) strikes a realistic and meaningful balance between military necessity and humanity, and that the law therefore 'accounts for' military necessity? To what consequences does the law 'accounting for' military necessity give rise? Through real-life examples and careful analysis, this book challenges received wisdom on the subject by devising a new theory that not only reaffirms Kriegsräson's fallacy but also explains why IHL has no reason to restrict or prohibit militarily unnecessary conduct on that ground alone. Additionally, the theory hypothesises greater normative significance for humanitarian and chivalrous imperatives when they conflict with IHL rules. By combining international law, jurisprudence, military history, strategic studies, and moral philosophy, this book reveals how rational fighting relates to ethical fighting, how IHL incorporates contrasting values that shape its rules, and how law and theory adapt themselves to war's evolutions.
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  • Utgivningsdatum: 2026-04-02
  • Mått: 230 x 151 x 27 mm
  • Vikt: 649 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 456
  • Förlag: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 9781108723497
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Nobuo Hayashi is Visiting Lecturer at the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute. He has two decades of experience researching, publishing, and teaching, including practice at court where he authored submissions, advised prosecutors, and delivered expert presentations at academic and diplomatic conferences. Dr Hayashi specialises in the law of armed conflict, international criminal law and public international law. His most significant works cover military necessity, threat of force, and the law and ethics of nuclear weapons.

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'Military necessity is a notoriously difficult subject. It represents one side of the underlying principles of the law of armed conflict. Dr Hayashi engages in a nuanced discussion of the nature of the concept, and how it needs to be tempered by the principle of humanity that is its counterpoint. It is a work of great scholarship and a masterful approach to a deeply contentious area.' Robert Cryer, University of Birmingham

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