Iraq and the Crimes of Aggressive War · the Legal Cynicism of Criminal Militarism (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society) by Hagan, John -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Half title Cambridge Studies in Law and Society Title page Imprints page Epigraph Contents Prologue

Battle Scars

1 The Reign of Terror

A Contentious Century Creating a Republic of Fear â€œSo That No Living Soul Will Surviveâ€

Chemical Killing

Mass Atrocities Following the First Gulf War Saddamâ€™s Military Repression and Legal Authoritarianism The Toll of Victimization Victims and Perpetrators

Learning to Torture

Preemptive War and Humanitarian Intervention Freedom from Planning and the Greater Threat Demurring on Darfur and Invading Iraq

2 A Shadow of Hope

Mixed Signs Anxiety and Ambivalence The Face of the Invasion and Occupation The Suit Beginning to Measure the Social Consequences

Mixed Hopes

Baghdad after the Invasion Hope Fades

A First Person Report

3 Judging Torture in Iraq

Rule of Law by Torture An Unexpected Invitation

Testimonies of Torture Victims

The Torture Scandal An Experiment Involving the Indeterminacy of Law â€œJudgesâ€™ Schoolâ€ A Cynically Indeterminate Interpretation of Torture Law Three Testable Hypotheses The Experimental Vignettes The Hypothetical Torture Cases The Results Interpreting the Judgments of Iraqi Judges

4 Night Falls on Baghdad

From Sunni- to Shia-Controlled Baghdad Baghdad in Context Night Draws Near Organized, Opportunistic, and Coordinated Crime The Shiaâ€“Sunni Conflict in Historical Context Night Falls and Chaos Follows The Battle for Baghdad

A Family Caught in the Spiral of Violence

Anticipation and Amplification of the Shiaâ€“Sunni Conflict Modeling Ethnic Cleansing and Displacement in Baghdad Anticipated Consequences in Baghdad Anticipation and Amplification of Ethnic Cleansing Contextualizing Fight and Flight

5 The Separate Peace of the Shia

Sectarian Separation The Surge and the Counterinsurgency (COIN) Doctrine Partitioning Iraq An Endogenous and Exclusive Elite Bargain U.S. Offensive Military Operations and Civilians

Unnecessary Attacks by U.S. Soldiers

Assessing Endogenous Conflict Hypotheses Surveying Iraq during and after the Surge Preliminary Findings about War Violence and Attacks on Civilians The Separate Peace and Approval of Maliki Surge and Separation

6 Legal Cynicism and Sunni Militancy

Epilogue Appendices

Chapter 2 Tables Chapter 4 Tables Chapter 5 Tables Chapter 6 Tables

Notes

Prologue 3 Judging Torture in Iraq 4 Night Falls on Baghdad 5 The Separate Peace of the Shia 6 Legal Cynicism and Sunni Militancy

Bibliography Index