Abstract
This article offers a comparative survey of war-power arrangements in the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Germany, and Japan. The United Kingdom, United States, and France - long-standing liberal democracies and permanent members of the UN Security Council - have been quite active in deploying military forces abroad. In contrast, Germany, and Japan are latecomers both as liberal democracies and as participants in international military operations. The article focuses mainly on powers of initiating armed conflicts, including that of deploying armed forces into actual or potential conflicts, but deals neither with conducting war nor ending it, nor with related treaty-making power.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Constitutional Law |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780191751967, 9780199578610 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 Nov 21 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Armed conflicts
- Deployment
- France
- Germany
- International military operations
- Japan
- Liberal democracy
- United Kingdom
- United States
- War-power arrangements
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)