Winter 2008 (22.4) • Review
Targeting Civilians in War, and Killing Civilians: Method, Madness and Morality in War [Double Review]
Given the moral stigma and its supposed dubious effectiveness, why does the targeting of civilians occur? Both authors contribute to the still nascent mapping of ...
Winter 2008 (22.4) • Review
International Justice in Rwanda and the Balkans: Virtual Trials and the Struggle for State Cooperation by Victor Peskin
Peskin's analysis focuses on "virtual trials": the battles by ad hoc criminal tribunals to secure state cooperation in the enforcement of international law. Concentrating on ...
Winter 2008 (22.4) • Review
After Anarchy: Legitimacy and Power in the United Nations Security Council by Ian Hurd
Hurd argues that perceptions of legitimacy undergird how states act, both vis-à-vis one another and in relation to international institutions; in other words, legitimacy ...
Winter 2008 (22.4) • Review
Theory of World Security by Ken Booth
Booth aims to illuminate a "New 20 Years' Crisis" that global society is now entering. His central thesis is that in order to respond, we need ...
Winter 2008 (22.4) • Review Essay
Apology, Forgiveness, and Moral Repair
These works provide a rich introduction to some of the processes needed in transitions from injustices to more humane relationships. They address different levels of ...
Online Exclusive • 12/18/2008 • Essay
Michael Goodhart Replies to Eva Erman
Erman's reaction shows that she misses the main point at issue. She insists that democracy means "rule by the people"; I define it as a ...
Online Exclusive • 12/18/2008 • Essay
On Goodhart's Global Democracy (A Critique)
In this critique of Michael Goodhart's "Human Rights and Global Democracy," Eva Erman argues that Goodhart has reconceptualized democracy and therefore does not offer a ...
Winter 2008 (22.4) • Feature
Human Rights and Global Democracy
This essay argues that human rights are a necessary condition for global democracy. Human rights constrain power, enable meaningful political agency, and support and promote ...
Fall 2008 (22.3) • Review
Briefly Noted
This section contains a round-up of recent notable books in the field of international affairs.