Book contents
- Law and Sentiment in International Politics
- Cambridge Studies in International Relations: 155
- Law and Sentiment in International Politics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Epigraph
- Part I A Theory of Moral Psychology and International Norms
- Part II The Universal Grammar of the Laws of War
- Part III Moral Sentiments and the Development of International Humanitarian Law
- 6 Humanizing Hell
- 7 A Moral Revolution in the History of Humankind
- 8 Conclusion
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in International Relations (continued from page ii)
6 - Humanizing Hell
The Hague Peace Conferences and the Second World War, 1899–1945
from Part III - Moral Sentiments and the Development of International Humanitarian Law
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 June 2021
- Law and Sentiment in International Politics
- Cambridge Studies in International Relations: 155
- Law and Sentiment in International Politics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Epigraph
- Part I A Theory of Moral Psychology and International Norms
- Part II The Universal Grammar of the Laws of War
- Part III Moral Sentiments and the Development of International Humanitarian Law
- 6 Humanizing Hell
- 7 A Moral Revolution in the History of Humankind
- 8 Conclusion
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in International Relations (continued from page ii)
Summary
Chapter 6 examines the creation of the positive laws of war in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, focusing specifically on the diplomatic negotiations that led to the 1899 and 1907 Hague Conventions and the 1923 Hague Draft Rules on Air Warfare. It shows how emotional framing shaped the creation of the idea of lawful military targets in international law. Further, it examines the permissive effects of the laws of war by examining how norms regarding lawful military targets shaped Allied bombing policies in the European theatre of World War II. Although anti-civilian targeting norms were certainly violated many times during World War II strategic bombing, this chapter shows that these norms did have an effect in some situations. Further, they shaped how the Allies justified their policies to the public.
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- Law and Sentiment in International PoliticsEthics, Emotions, and the Evolution of the Laws of War, pp. 193 - 237Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021