Using quantitative analyses of the relationships between war-initiation norms and various types of armed conflict, the author calls into question realist beliefs regarding international norms, demonstrating that restrictive normative orders reduce the likelihood of war.
Gregory A. Raymond is Distinguished Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Boise State University, USA.
Chapter 1: Introduction: Order without Leviathan.-Chapter 2: International Norms.-Chapter 3: Norms and Normative Orders.-Chapter 4: Normative Constraints on the Recourse to War.-Chapter 5: Necessity as a Defense for Breaching the Norms of War.-Chapter 6: Comparing International Normative Orders.-Chapter 7: Restrictive Normative Orders and the Onset of War.-Chapter 8: The Efficacy of Restrictive Normative Orders.-Chapter 9: The Durability of Restrictive Normative Orders.-Chapter 10: Conclusion: Order within Anarchy.