Military Courts, Civil-Military Relations, and the Legal Battle for Democracy: The Politics of Military Justice
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Description
The interaction between military and civilian courts, the political power that legal prerogatives can provide to the armed forces, and the difficult process civilian politicians face in reforming military justice remain glaringly under-examined, despite their implications for the quality and survival of democracy. This book breaks new ground by providing a theoretically rich, global examination of the operation and reform of military courts in democratic countries. Drawing on a newly created dataset of 120 countries over more than two centuries, it presents the first comprehensive picture of the evolution of military justice across states and over time. Combined with qualitative historical case studies of Colombia, Portugal, Indonesia, Fiji, Brazil, Pakistan, and the United States, the book presents a new framework for understanding how civilian actors are able to gain or lose legal control of the armed forces. The book’s findings have important lessons for scholars and policymakers working in the fields of democracy, civil-military relations, human rights, and the rule of law.
ISBN
9780367029944
Publication Date
12-23-2020
Publisher
Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
City
London
Disciplines
International Relations | Political Science
Recommended Citation
Kyle, Brett J. and Reiter, Andrew G., "Military Courts, Civil-Military Relations, and the Legal Battle for Democracy: The Politics of Military Justice" (2020). Political Science Faculty Books and Monographs. 3.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/poliscifacbooks/3
Comments
*Reviewed to date in Choice, Global Military Justice Reform Blog, Human Rights Quarterly, Journal for Brazilian Studies, Journal of Peace Research (Book Notes), Law and Social Inquiry (Book Note), Perspectives on Politics
*Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2022