Internal conflict and the international community

the long version

"In this book Roderic Alley debates whether conflict within states has emerged as the Achilles Heel of the international community. Across numerous dimensions - ethical, legal, humanitarian, analytical and prescriptive - wars within states have tested the international political community and found it wanting." "The wide-ranging study investigates a wealth of issues. These include the roots of internal conflict, what is meant by the international community and its responses to such events, small arms supplies and intervention controversies, human rights and international humanitarian law, refugees, the internally displaced and post-conflict reconstruction. Utilizing a variety of case materials, the book finds internal conflict posing serious, potentially debilitating challenges to existing institutional, policy and analytical practices in international relations. It will greatly interest advanced undergraduates, post-graduates and scholars of international relations, comparative politics, development studies, international law and security and defence studies."--Jacket.