Mercenaries : The History of a Norm in International Relations.
Percy, Sarah.
Mercenaries : The History of a Norm in International Relations. - 1st ed. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2007. ©2007. - 1 online resource (278 pages)
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- I.1. Existing Literature on Mercenaries -- I.2. Outline of the Argument -- 1. Norms, Their Influence, and How They Can be Studied -- 1.1. What Is a Norm? -- 1.2. The Relationship between Norms and the Related Concepts of Law, Morality, and Interests -- 1.3. The Influence of Norms on Politics -- 1.4. Narrative Methodology -- 1.5. The Challenges of Dealing with Norms -- 1.6. Conclusion -- 2. The Definition of a Mercenary and the Definition of the Proscriptive Norm -- 2.1. Definitions and Revelations: What Makes Mercenaries Different? -- 2.2. A Different Definition -- 2.3. The Spectrum of Private Violence -- 2.4. How the Definition Indicates the Proscriptive Norm -- 3. The Origins of the Norm against Mercenary Use, 1100-1600 -- 3.1. Attachment to a Cause -- 3.2. The Need to Control Mercenary Forces -- 3.3. Conclusion: Revelations -- 4. Competing Explanations for the Nineteenth-Century Shift Away from Mercenary Use -- 4.1. Materialist or Realist Explanations of the Shift Away from Mercenary Use -- 4.2. Avant: Domestic Politics, Path Dependency, and the Transition From a Mercenary to a Civilian Army -- 4.3. Thomson: Ideas Can Explain the Shift Away from Mercenary Use -- 4.4. A Common Problem:Why Did States Prefer Citizen Armies, and Why Were They Willing to Take a Leap of Faith to Adopt Them? -- 5. How Citizens Became the Standard: A Normative Explanation of the Shift Away from Mercenary Use -- 5.1. America -- 5.2. France -- 5.3. Prussia -- 5.4. Britain -- 5.5. Conclusion -- 6. The Norm against Mercenary Use and International Law -- 6.1. Strong Norms Do Not Lead to the Creation of Strong Law: How the Law's Weaknesses Are Explained by the Anti-Mercenary Norm -- 6.2. The Heightened African Interest in Law Demonstrates that the Norm Was Not Universal. 6.3. The Proscriptive Norm against Mercenary Use Is Most Challenged by Other Norms -- 6.4. Conclusion: The Significance of the Norm against Mercenary Use in International Law -- 7. New Model Mercenaries: PMCs, PSCs, and the Anti-Mercenary Norm -- 7.1. The Anti-Mercenary Norm in the 1990s: PMCs -- 7.2. Private Force and the Shift Away from Combat Operations -- 7.3. The Anti-Mercenary Norm and its Influence on the Provision of Private Force Today -- 7.4. The Future of the Anti-Mercenary Norm -- 7.5. Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Definition of a Mercenary from the International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
With unprecedented historical range, this book examines the use of mercenaries from the courts of medieval Europe through to private security companies in modern-day Iraq, and explores the key ethical questions surrounding the mechanics of private military action.
9780191526794
War -- Moral and ethical aspects. Foreign enlistment -- History. International relations -- Moral and ethical aspects. Mercenary troops -- History. Mercenary troops -- Legal status, laws, etc. Mercenary troops -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Fernzugriff
Mercenaries : The History of a Norm in International Relations. - 1st ed. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2007. ©2007. - 1 online resource (278 pages)
E-Book-ProQuest / Fernzugriff nach Registrierung möglich
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- I.1. Existing Literature on Mercenaries -- I.2. Outline of the Argument -- 1. Norms, Their Influence, and How They Can be Studied -- 1.1. What Is a Norm? -- 1.2. The Relationship between Norms and the Related Concepts of Law, Morality, and Interests -- 1.3. The Influence of Norms on Politics -- 1.4. Narrative Methodology -- 1.5. The Challenges of Dealing with Norms -- 1.6. Conclusion -- 2. The Definition of a Mercenary and the Definition of the Proscriptive Norm -- 2.1. Definitions and Revelations: What Makes Mercenaries Different? -- 2.2. A Different Definition -- 2.3. The Spectrum of Private Violence -- 2.4. How the Definition Indicates the Proscriptive Norm -- 3. The Origins of the Norm against Mercenary Use, 1100-1600 -- 3.1. Attachment to a Cause -- 3.2. The Need to Control Mercenary Forces -- 3.3. Conclusion: Revelations -- 4. Competing Explanations for the Nineteenth-Century Shift Away from Mercenary Use -- 4.1. Materialist or Realist Explanations of the Shift Away from Mercenary Use -- 4.2. Avant: Domestic Politics, Path Dependency, and the Transition From a Mercenary to a Civilian Army -- 4.3. Thomson: Ideas Can Explain the Shift Away from Mercenary Use -- 4.4. A Common Problem:Why Did States Prefer Citizen Armies, and Why Were They Willing to Take a Leap of Faith to Adopt Them? -- 5. How Citizens Became the Standard: A Normative Explanation of the Shift Away from Mercenary Use -- 5.1. America -- 5.2. France -- 5.3. Prussia -- 5.4. Britain -- 5.5. Conclusion -- 6. The Norm against Mercenary Use and International Law -- 6.1. Strong Norms Do Not Lead to the Creation of Strong Law: How the Law's Weaknesses Are Explained by the Anti-Mercenary Norm -- 6.2. The Heightened African Interest in Law Demonstrates that the Norm Was Not Universal. 6.3. The Proscriptive Norm against Mercenary Use Is Most Challenged by Other Norms -- 6.4. Conclusion: The Significance of the Norm against Mercenary Use in International Law -- 7. New Model Mercenaries: PMCs, PSCs, and the Anti-Mercenary Norm -- 7.1. The Anti-Mercenary Norm in the 1990s: PMCs -- 7.2. Private Force and the Shift Away from Combat Operations -- 7.3. The Anti-Mercenary Norm and its Influence on the Provision of Private Force Today -- 7.4. The Future of the Anti-Mercenary Norm -- 7.5. Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Definition of a Mercenary from the International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
With unprecedented historical range, this book examines the use of mercenaries from the courts of medieval Europe through to private security companies in modern-day Iraq, and explores the key ethical questions surrounding the mechanics of private military action.
9780191526794
War -- Moral and ethical aspects. Foreign enlistment -- History. International relations -- Moral and ethical aspects. Mercenary troops -- History. Mercenary troops -- Legal status, laws, etc. Mercenary troops -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Fernzugriff