The bloody conflicts of the past decade have focused international attention on the strategic role of the media in promoting war and perpetuating chaos. Written against this backdrop, Forging Peace brings together case studies and legal analysis of the steps that the United Nations, NATO, and other organizations have taken to build pluralist and independent media in the wake of massive human rights violations. It examines current thinking on the legality of unilateral humanitarian intervention, and analyzes in graphic detail the pioneering use of information intervention techniques in conflict zones, ranging from full-scale bombardment and confiscation of transmitters to the establishment of new laws and regulatory regimes. With its focus on the role of media in preventing human rights violations, Forging Peace will influence policy and debate for years to come.
- ISBN10 0253215730
- ISBN13 9780253215734
- Publish Date 19 August 2002
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 April 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Indiana University Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 408
- Language English