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Here we should be thankful that Kennedy is a liberal. Instead of immediately writing off international law as irrelevant and advocating an all-powerful executive (as would, say, John C. Yoo ’89 of torture memo notoriety), Kennedy concludes that nations should rather weigh ethical considerations outside of...
Kennedy does note that international law has its importance in determining what constitutes a just war, but he makes a convincing case that the law’s “humanitarian potential”—its ability to prompt humanitarian interventions in places like Bosnia and Darfur?...
While Kennedy makes a strong case about the shortcomings of the current international law framework, he does pass over the fact that law gives actions more legitimacy, rightly or wrongly, than any ethics-based justification ever could. Because the application of law is, in theory, consistent, a war sanctioned by...
Of War and Law By David Kennedy Princeton University Press Out Now
Then comes October: football season and playoff time, an awkward coexistence. October throws baseball under the rug for days-long stretches, and then FOX throws baseball at your face. Jeanne Zelasko, Kevin Kennedy, and Ken Rosenthal are the network’s on-air talents. Tim McCarver still broadcasts games...