Ghosts of International Law: The Figure of the Foreign Fighter in a Cultural Perspective

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Alberto Rinaldi (Lunds Universitet, Sweden)

Ghosts of International Law

The Figure of the Foreign Fighter in a Cultural Perspective

Alberto Rinaldi (Lunds Universitet, Sweden)

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English

Cambridge University Press
19 December 2024

International relations; Public international law; International organisations & institutions

Series: Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law

Heroes and villains, idealists and mercenaries, freedom fighters and religious fanatics. Foreign fighters tend to defy easy classification. Good and bad images of the foreign combatant epitomize different conceptions of freedom and are used to characterize the rightness or wrongness of this actor in civil wars. The book traces the history of these figures and their afterlife. It does so through an interdisciplinary methodology employing law, history, and psychoanalytical theory, showing how different images of the foreign combatant are utilized to proscribe or endorse foreign fighters in different historical moments. By linking the Spanish, Angolan, and Syrian civil wars, the book demonstrates how these figures function as a precedent for later periods and how their heritage keeps haunting the imaginary of legal actors in the present.

By: Alberto Rinaldi (Lunds Universitet Sweden)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 545g
ISBN: 9781009358361
ISBN 10: 1009358367
Series: Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
Pages: 266
Publication Date: 19 December 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alberto Rinaldi has worked for academic and non-academic institutions in Egypt, France, and currently Sweden. His research focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to law and the humanities, including law and emotions, literature, cinema, and pop culture.