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Tampering with Asylum: A Universal Humanitarian Problem: Frank Brennan (University of Queensland Press, 2003, xvii + 201 pp)

Tampering with Asylum: A Universal Humanitarian Problem: Frank Brennan (University of Queensland... Book Reviews 221 work, and this is now more visible retrospectively, in the light of events surrounding Iraq: the operative legalised hegemony should be informed by the democratic governance criteria that underpinned liberal anti-pluralism. In diplomatic and legal practice, what this amounted to was an attempt to vindicate the NATO action, in the absence of UN Security Council authorisation, not simply by appeal to the humanitarian ends, but additionally to the democratic credentials of the NATO members, against which the credentials of those states likely to veto any authorising UN Security Council resolution were deemed wanting. The suggestion was that the scope of the legalised hegemony could reasonably be restricted for that reason. In short, this should be understood as a critical moment when an attempt was made to redefine the scope of the legalised hegemony in the light of the doctrine of liberal anti­ pluralism: it is the point at which Simpson's two strands intersect. The attempt largely failed, and the Iraq imbroglio saw it collapse altogether. The connection remains highly revealing for all that, and if anything adds yet further weight to Simpson's impressive thesis. The argument of the book serves two main purposes. First, it demonstrates http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Australian Year Book of International Law Online Brill

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Brill
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Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0084-7658
DOI
10.1163/26660229-024-01-900000016
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Abstract

Book Reviews 221 work, and this is now more visible retrospectively, in the light of events surrounding Iraq: the operative legalised hegemony should be informed by the democratic governance criteria that underpinned liberal anti-pluralism. In diplomatic and legal practice, what this amounted to was an attempt to vindicate the NATO action, in the absence of UN Security Council authorisation, not simply by appeal to the humanitarian ends, but additionally to the democratic credentials of the NATO members, against which the credentials of those states likely to veto any authorising UN Security Council resolution were deemed wanting. The suggestion was that the scope of the legalised hegemony could reasonably be restricted for that reason. In short, this should be understood as a critical moment when an attempt was made to redefine the scope of the legalised hegemony in the light of the doctrine of liberal anti­ pluralism: it is the point at which Simpson's two strands intersect. The attempt largely failed, and the Iraq imbroglio saw it collapse altogether. The connection remains highly revealing for all that, and if anything adds yet further weight to Simpson's impressive thesis. The argument of the book serves two main purposes. First, it demonstrates

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The Australian Year Book of International Law OnlineBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2005

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