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Seeks to demonstrate that it is impossible to clarify what does -- or what does not -- constitute a Just Peace unless we attend more closely to the intellectual context that gave rise to international law. If we acknowledge the historical overlap between the establishment of international society & European expansionism, then international law is confronted with the dilemma of resolving some conflicts, especially those in which divergent cultures are engaged. Assuming that modern theories of international law participated in the destruction of indigenous cultures, questions arise about whether international law can enact a peace viewed as just by culturally diverse bodies & whether international law is capably of conceptualizing such a peace, which first suggests the acceptance of a clear, common language by all parties involved in the dispute. K. Coddon

Including contributions from some of the world's leading scholars, this book provides a carefully considered analysis of what constitutes a just peace. A cross-section of conflicting viewpoints from political, historical and legal perspectives are brought together to demonstrate how just peace has to be a mediated peace.

Including contributions from some of the world's leading scholars, this book provides a carefully considered analysis of what constitutes a just peace. A cross-section of conflicting viewpoints from political, historical and legal perspectives are brought together to demonstrate how just peace has to be a mediated peace

Holds that a Just Peace cannot be realized by opposing liberal cultural "neutrality" against culturalists' belief in the "principle of recognition." & contends that it is possible to move past this academic dispute by situating the Just Peace concept in a language-oriented process. The objective is to offer an accommodation process whereby negotiators strive to reach consensus on a just & enduring peace by constructing it in a way accepted as just by all significant participants. Peace reached in this manner is just because it requires of the negotiators gradual recognition of four conventions: thin recognition, thick recognition, renouncement, & a common rule. Unlike the Just War concept, these conventions engage a process & not merely a series of mandates. K. Coddon

Introduces the volume's topic, the concept of a Just Peace (as opposed to a Just War). The book provides complementary treatments of Just Peace & conceptualizes the notion as a language-oriented process. It is just due to its foundation in conventions negotiated & agreed upon by the interested parties. To this extent, the Geneva Accord embodies some of these criteria. The volume ends up questioning a liberal model of peace based on arguably universal norms. This liberal conception has problems resolving such disputes as civil wars typically marked by basic conflicts between unlike communities. Liberalism's assumption of "cultural neutrality" is often insufficient to particular identity-defining cultural demands. K. Coddon