Introduction / David Armstrong and Theo Farrell
Legitimacy and the use of force : can the circle be squared? / Andrew Hurrell
Legality and legitimacy : the quest for principled flexibility and restraint / Richard Falk
Not yet havoc : geopolitical change and the international rules on military force / Michael Byers
Liberal hierarchy and the licence to use force / Christian Reus-Smit
The age of liberal wars / Lawrence Freedman
Force, legitimacy, success and Iraq / John Mueller
War and international relations : a military historical perspective on force and legitimacy / Jeremy Black
The judgement of war : on the idea of legitimate force in world politics / Nicholas Rengger
Discourses of difference : civilians, combatants and compliance with the laws of war / Helen M. Kinsella
Fights about rules : the role of efficacy and power in changing multilateralism / Martha Finnemore
Peacekeeping and enforcement action in Africa : the role of Europe and the obligations of multilateralism / Christine Gray
Identity, legitimacy and the use of military force : Russia's Great Power identities and military intervention in Abkhazia / Ted Hopf
Dead or alive : American vengeance goes global / Michael Sherry.
Force and legitimacy in world politics. ISBN 9780521691642. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2005. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.