Democracies at War against Terrorism

Acknowledgments Introduction: Dilemmas in the War Against Terrorism; S.Cohen PART I: THE HISTORICAL AND THE LEGAL PERSPECTIVES Democracies and the Ethics of War: The Record of the Past; F.Cochet The International Laws of War and the Fight against Terrorism; E.Decaux The French State Faced with the Algerian Nationalists (1954-1962): A War Against Terrorism?; R.Branche Agents and Ambushes: Britain's 'Dirty War' in Northern Ireland; M.Frampton PART II: THE STRUGGLE OF DEMOCRACIES AGAINST TERRORISM Democracy and Norms of War: Locating Moral Responsibility for Atrocity in Iraq; N.Crawford The British Way in Warfare; A.Finlan Between Humanitarian Logic and Operational Effectiveness: How the Israeli Army faced the Second Intifada; S.Cohen The Armed Forces, Power and Society: 18 years of Counter insurgency in Indian Kashmir; F.Grare The Army of the Fifth Republic and the Ethics of War in Contemporary Conflicts; B.Irondelle PART III. NON-DEMOCRATIC REGIMES AND THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM Russia's War in Chechnya: The Discourse of Counter-Terrorism and the Legitimation of Violence; A.Le Huérou & A.Regamay Algeria: Is an authoritarian regime more effective in combating terrorist movements?; L.Martinez Conclusion; S.Cohen