The Concept of War
Peace Review. A Journal of Social Justice, Vol. 19, No. 2, 2007
9 Pages Posted: 26 Mar 2013 Last revised: 27 Apr 2013
Date Written: June 11, 2007
Abstract
The article discusses the transformation of war after the end of Cold War in 1945. It states that war has progressed and disseminated as heterogeneous discourse fields as war on terrorism, civilizations and post-national. Armed conflict is stable or declining depending on its aspects, while the influence of military-industrial complex remains. The substantive and procedural transformation of international human rights law is also explored.
Keywords: war, Cold War, war on terrorism, war and civilization, armed forces, human rights
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