Killing on command : the defence of superior orders in modern combat /: the defence of superior orders in modern combat. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Carmel O'Sullivan.
• Authors: (Law teacher), O'Sullivan, Carmel
• Contents: Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Abbreviations ; 1: Introduction; A Study of€War; A Study of€the€Legal Liability of€the€Obedient Front-Ưline Soldier in€Modern Combat; References; 2: The Development of€the€Defence of€Superior Orders; Pre-World War I; World War I; World War II; Nuremberg Trials, Tokyo Trials and€Subsequent Proceedings; Notable Post-Nuremberg National Cases; Ad hoc Tribunals; References; 3: The Law Surrounding Obedience; Ambiguous Laws in€a€Complex Environment; Multiple and€Varying Legal Standards; Inconsistent Definitions of€Manifestly Unlawful. Morality as€a€Guide of€Manifestly Unlawful Reasonableness as€a€Guide of€Manifestly Unlawful; Complex Laws; Complex Laws in€Complex Environments; Conclusion; References; 4: Military Training: The€Creation of€the€Modern Soldier; The Process of€Building a€Soldier; Total Institution: Separation, Disorientation and€Reorganisation in€Accordance to€Military Codes; Training to€Obey; Stress Inoculation: Hazing, Harsh Treatment and€Aggression; Stress Inoculation: Resilience, Realistic and€Repetitive Training; Resilience Training; Repetitive Training; Reality-Based Training. Dangerous Environments: Building Situational Awareness and€Attention to€Detail, Teamwork and€Responsibility Training to€Kill; Rebuilding the€Recruit as€a€Soldier; Conclusion; References; 5: The Trained Soldier in€Contemporary Combat; The Combat Environment; The Modern War Environment; Urban Warfare and€the€Battle of€Logistics; Omnipresent Enemy in€a€Hostile Environment and€Harsh Conditions; The Combined Effect of€the€Modern Battlefield; Live Contact in€Combat; Live Contact with€the€Enemy; Responses Under Fire and€Witnessing Death; Brutality in€Combat. Mass Deaths, Destruction and€Human Suffering Participation in€Killing; Lawful Kills Versus the€Commission of€Crimes: The€Processes Facilitating Killing; Brutalisation of€Combat; Desensitisation and€Moral Drift; Dehumanisation of€the€Enemy; Distance: Moral, Physical and€Psychological; The Cumulative Effect on€the€Ordinary Individual; Conclusion; References; 6: The Influence of€Contemporary Combat on€the€Modern Soldier: A€Force for€Good or Bad; The Influence of€Military Leaders on€Soldiers' Obedience; The Power of€the€Need to€Obey. Leadership Dictating Obedience in€the€Military Environment The Influence of€the€Group on€Soldiers' Obedience; Military Effectiveness and€the€Primary Group; Conformity: A€Force to€Uphold or Breach the€Law; Military Culture; 'Civilianisation' of€the€Military; Military Culture of€the€Front-line Soldier; Physiological, Biological and€Psychological Effects of€the€Combat Environment; Physiological and€Biological Effects of€Stress; Psychological and€Physiological Effects of€Stress; Conclusion; References; 7: Conclusion; Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 341.6/9; Criminology; Superior orders (Criminal law); War crimes; LAW -- International; Superior orders (Criminal law); War crimes; Social Science -- Criminology; Political Science -- Political Freedom & Security -- International Security; Crime & criminology; Warfare & defence; International criminal law; Critical criminology; Transnational crime; Crime—Sociological aspects; Politics and war; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137495815; 1137495812
• Related ISBNs: 9781137495808; 1137495804
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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