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The Book That Left the Law Behind

The Book That Left the Law Behind International Organizations Law Review 3 : 362–381, 2006 ©2006 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands. tHe Book tHat left tHe law BeHInD J ARNA P ETMAN 1 A review essay of Democratic Accountability and the Use of Force in International Law by Charlotte Ku & Harold K. Jacobson (eds), Cambridge University Press: New York, 2002, 440 pages. The Cold War, overwhelmed by the dark passions of power politics, was a gloomy period for international law. International lawyers pretty much gave up any attempt at thinking of the workings of the balance of power in terms of the United Nations Charter. In the wake of the Cold War, however, a new optimism emerged. As leaders in 1990 assembled in a grandiose summit in Paris, they reaffirmed their “commitment to the principles and purposes of the United Nations as enshrined in the Charter”, condemned all violations of these principles and recognised “with satisfaction the growing role of the United Nations in world affairs and its increasing effectiveness”. 2 In the circumstances, they were ready to announce the opening of “a new era of democracy, peace and unity”: Ours is a time for fulfilling the hopes and expectations our peoples have http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Organizations Law Review Brill

The Book That Left the Law Behind

International Organizations Law Review , Volume 3 (2): 362 – Jan 1, 2006

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 2006 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1572-3739
eISSN
1572-3747
DOI
10.1163/157237406780331643
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International Organizations Law Review 3 : 362–381, 2006 ©2006 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands. tHe Book tHat left tHe law BeHInD J ARNA P ETMAN 1 A review essay of Democratic Accountability and the Use of Force in International Law by Charlotte Ku & Harold K. Jacobson (eds), Cambridge University Press: New York, 2002, 440 pages. The Cold War, overwhelmed by the dark passions of power politics, was a gloomy period for international law. International lawyers pretty much gave up any attempt at thinking of the workings of the balance of power in terms of the United Nations Charter. In the wake of the Cold War, however, a new optimism emerged. As leaders in 1990 assembled in a grandiose summit in Paris, they reaffirmed their “commitment to the principles and purposes of the United Nations as enshrined in the Charter”, condemned all violations of these principles and recognised “with satisfaction the growing role of the United Nations in world affairs and its increasing effectiveness”. 2 In the circumstances, they were ready to announce the opening of “a new era of democracy, peace and unity”: Ours is a time for fulfilling the hopes and expectations our peoples have

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Published: Jan 1, 2006

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