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Marque and Reprisal
2019
Overview
\"Letters of marque\" might suggest privateers of the Elizabethan era
or the American Revolution. But such conventions are duly covered
in the US Constitution, and the private military instruments they
sanction are very much at work today in the form of mercenaries and
military contractors. A history of such practices up to the present
day, Marque and Reprisal by Kenneth B. Moss offers unique
insight into the role of private actors in military conflicts and
the reason they are increasingly deployed in our day. Along with an
overview of mercenaries and privateers, Marque and
Reprisal provides a comprehensive history of the \"marque and
reprisal\" clause in the US Constitution, reminding us that it is
not as arcane as it seems and arguing that it is not a license for
all forms of undeclared war. Within this historical context Moss
explains why governments and states have sought control over
warfare and actors-and why private actors have reappeared in force
in recent conflicts. He also looks ahead to the likelihood that
cyberwar will become an important venue for \"private warfare.\" Moss
wonders if international law will be up to the challenges of
private military actors in the digital realm. Is international law,
in fact, equipped to meet the challenges increasingly presented in
our day by such extramilitary activity? A government makes no more
serious decision than whether to resort to military force and war;
and when doing so, Moss suggests, it should ensure that such
actions are accountable, not on the sly, and not decided in the
marketplace. Marque and Reprisal should inform future
deliberations and decisions on that count.
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Subject
ISBN
9780700627752, 0700627758
