From 9-11 to the Iraq War 2003

This book is a tale of two towers,two wars and two visions. The two towers are those of the World Trade Center in New York, destroyed by a terrorist attack on 11 September 2001. The two wars are the War Against Terrorism and the War on Iraq. The two visions are of the international legal and political order for the twenty-first century. The issues involved in the War Against Terrorism and the War on Iraq are of fundamental importance because they may define the shape of international order for the twenty-first century.The book has a number of themes. First, it considers the principal international law and international order issues involved in the War Against Terrorism and in the War on Iraq in 2003. Specific attention is given to the application of international humanitarian and international human rights law in the wars. Secondly it asks how the international debate on the Iraq War was conducted and why? Finally it questions whether the post-1945 system of international laws and organizations is capable of surviving, and in what form? Chapter one outlines how the relationship between war and the international legal order has evolved and introduces the idea of complexity theory as a framework for understanding the events and issues considered in this book. Chapter two considers the pattern of events from the attacks on the US on 9-11 to the Iraq War 2003. Chapter three addresses the issues of law and morality involved in the War Against Terrorism and the War on Iraq. Chapter four focuses on the moral and legal debate around the War on Iraq and chapter five considers the systemic consequences for international law doctrine and practice, giving particular weight to US policy and approaches and how other states have responded to them. Chapter six appraises the post-war situation in Iraq in terms of political and economic organisation and human rights. It also assesses the consequences of the status of post-war Iraq for the wider region. Chapter seven concludes the book by examining the possible implications of the War Against Terrorism and the War on Iraq for world order in the twenty-first century.

ISBN 1841134961   Pages 395 ISBN13 9781841134963 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Hart Publishing   Weight (grammes) 559 Imprint Hart Publishing   Published in Oxford Format Paperback   Height (mm) 234 Publication date 01 Mar 2004   Width (mm) 156 Library of Congress 2004301382   Spine width (mm) 20 DEWEY 345.0235   Academic level Tertiary education, Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

		Acknowledgments
		Introduction		1
1		War and the International Legal Order		4
2		From '9-11' to the 'Iraq War 2003'		9
3		International Law and the Wars on Terrorism and on Iraq		24
4		International Law and the Iraq War 2003		47
5		The United States and the International Legal System		87
6		Winning the Peace: An Iraq For the Iraqis		122
7		World Order(s) for the Twenty-First Century		155
App. I		President Bush's Address to the United Nations General Assembly in 2001, 10 Number 2001		203
App. II		The United States President's State of the Union Address 2002, 29 January 2002		207
App. III		The National Security Strategy of the United States of America, 17 September 2002		213
App. IV		Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Assessment of the British Government, 24 September 2002		235
App. V		Presentation of Colin Powell, United States Secretary of State, to the United Nations Security Council, on 'Iraq - Failing to Disarm', 5 February 2003		264
App. VI		Hans Blix (Chairman of UNSCOM): Briefing to the Security Council, 14 February 2003		281
App. VII		The Advice of the United Kingdom Attorney-General, Lord Goldsmith, on 'The Legal Basis for the Use of Force against Iraq', 17 March 2003		286
App. VIII		Iraq: Legal Basis for the Use of Force, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Memorandum, 17 March 2003		287
App. IX		United Kingdom Prime Minister's Statements on Iraq to the House of Commons on 25 February 2003 and 18 March 2003		290
App. X		President Bush's Address to the United Nations General Assembly in 2003, 23 September 2003		304
App. XI		Remarks by the President Bush at Whitehall Palace, 19 November 2003		309
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McGoldrick writes with clarity and has made accessible...many of the difficult legal arguments in the area...[he] has a scholarly command of the doctrinal issues raised in the book...a valuable reference point for anyone interested in exploring international law and the two 'wars'.Madelaine ChiamThe Modern Law ReviewJuly 2005an accurate, well-written summary of the legal, political, and moral issues flowing from the wars on terrorism and Iraq...would make a useful reference in a public international law course. Kristy PozniakSaskatchewan Law Review, Vol 682005...a book for everyone concerned with the influence of terrorism, the Bush administration, and the War in Iraq on international institutions and international law..Alongside the fine discussion of the legal and political issues at play, the author also attempts to introduce a theoretical framework that may have broad application in social science as well as law.Mark J. Harris, University of California, BerkeleyThe Law and Politics Book ReviewSeptember 2004For those that are already familiar with the legal issues involved in the military interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the more broad 'war on terror', this text will add some interesting policy and theoretical perspectives. A good number of issues are raised that will trigger readers to give further thought to, and debate about, the role of international law and the UN in the maintenance of international order.Alex Conte, University of CanterburyNew Zealand Law JournalApril 2005

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