The Brussels Peace Conference of 1874 and the modern laws of belligerent qualification
The Brussels Conference of 1874 was convened after the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71). At stake was not only the restoration of the fragile balance of power in Europe, but also the articulation of a new ideal of warfare and its role in the European state system. This article discusses the Conference in relation to the “new war” thesis put forth by Mary Kaldor in New and Old Wars (1999). It was at Brussels that the “old war” crystallized as a political ideal: war would be a tournament, fought by professional armies, organized by nation states; civilians who refrained from participation would be... Mehr ...
Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
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Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
Verlag/Hrsg.: |
Osgoode Hall Law School
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Schlagwörter: | Brussels Conference on the Rules of Military Warfare (1874) / International Peace Conference (1st : 1899 : Hague / Netherlands) / War (International law) / War (Philosophy) |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27238970 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/dc%3A40702 |