Download or read book The Politics of Justifying Force written by Charlotte Peevers and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The potential engagement of British forces in military action often leads to intense public debate. This book assesses the public legal justifications for such operations. It critiques the idea that using international legal norms to justify decisions on the use of force will necessarily result in fewer instances of military intervention.