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Iraq and the Crimes of Aggressive War: The Legal Cynicism of Criminal Militarism

Iraq and the Crimes of Aggressive War: The Legal Cynicism of Criminal Militarism

Name: Iraq and the Crimes of Aggressive War: The Legal Cynicism of Criminal Militarism
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781107507012
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Author: John Hagan; Joshua Kaiser; Anna Hanson
ISBN: 9781107507012

Edited by John Hagan · Joshua Kaiser · Anna Hanson

Cambridge University Press June 2015

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ISBN-13: 9781107507012
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: June 2015
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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From the torture of detainees at Abu Ghraib to unnecessary military attacks on civilians, this book is an account of the violations of international criminal law committed during the United States invasion of Iraq.

Taking stock of the entire war, it uniquely documents the overestimation of the successes and underestimation of the failings of the Surge and Awakening policies.

The authors show how an initial cynical framing of the American war led to the creation of a new Shia-dominated Iraq state, which in turn provoked powerful feelings of legal cynicism among Iraqis, especially the Sunni.

The predictable result was a resilient Sunni insurgency that re-emerged in the violent aftermath of the 2011 withdrawal. Examining more than a decade of evidence, this book makes a powerful case that the American war in Iraq constituted a criminal war of aggression.

Prologue

1. The reign of terror

2. A shadow of hope

3. Judging torture in Iraq

4. Night falls on Baghdad

5. The separate peace of the Shia

6. Legal cynicism and Sunni militancy

Epilogue.

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