Description
| Product ID: | 9780367677213 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Military Courts, Civil-Military Relations, and the Legal Battle for Democracy |
| Subtitle: | The Politics of Military Justice |
| Authors: | Author: Andrew G. Reiter, Brett J. Kyle |
| Page Count: | 244 |
| Subjects: | Regional / International studies, Regional studies, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Politics and government, Armed conflict, Warfare and defence, Comparative law, International law, Public international law: human rights, Constitutional and administrative law: general, Criminal justice law, Regional geography, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Politics & government, Armed conflict, Warfare & defence, Comparative law, International law, International human rights law, Constitutional & administrative law, Criminal justice law, Regional geography, Asia, Middle East |
| Description: | This book fills a gap in existing scholarship by providing a theoretically rich, global examination of the operation and reform of military courts in democracies. Drawing on a newly-created global dataset, it examines trends across states and over time. The interaction between military and civilian courts, the political power that legal prerogatives can provide to the armed forces, and the difficult process civilian politicians face in reforming military justice remain glaringly under-examined, despite their implications for the quality and survival of democracy. This book breaks new ground by providing a theoretically rich, global examination of the operation and reform of military courts in democratic countries. Drawing on a newly created dataset of 120 countries over more than two centuries, it presents the first comprehensive picture of the evolution of military justice across states and over time. Combined with qualitative historical case studies of Colombia, Portugal, Indonesia, Fiji, Brazil, Pakistan, and the United States, the book presents a new framework for understanding how civilian actors are able to gain or lose legal control of the armed forces. The book’s findings have important lessons for scholars and policymakers working in the fields of democracy, civil-military relations, human rights, and the rule of law. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-08-01 |
