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Analysis Of "the Bush Doctrine" From International Law Point Of View

Posted on:2010-11-06Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J HeFull Text:PDF
GTID:2166360275464397Subject:International relations
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After the cold war,no matter in politics or in the economy and the military aspects, the US has an obvious superiority to the other states.So the US goverment devotes in establishing a single-pole world actively.After Bush Administration came in power in 2001,the Bush group promoted a hawkish foreign strategy and military policy which had a strong new-conservatism thought."9·11" event brought a exceedingly good opportunity for Bush Administration for the establishment of a single-pole world though it created a great shocks to US.The new-conservatism thought got a opportunity being put into practice and the Bush doctrine arised.The international pattern which American was more powerful than all the other states is the realistic foundation for Bush doctrine and the new conservatism is the theory root,"9·11" event can be considered as the directly blasting fuse for its arising.As the guiding principle of the foreign policy of American,the Bush doctrine contains three primary coverage:unilateralism,preemptive,seeking formidable military attack ability.Pragmatism,simplenessism,the strength principle are its three major characteristics.Its essence is hegemonism and power politics behavior under the general objective of establishmengt of a single-pole world.Has the unilateralism,to make first move and get control with military attacks three big basic contents the Bush doctrine and Bush Administration's internal affairs diplomacy mutual promotion of the five elements accompanying,in 2002 "the US National Security Strategy Report" was the symbol which the Bush doctrine formed officially,under the Bush doctrine instruction's Iraq War might think that was the Bush doctrine theory thought application stage.The Afghan war broke through in the traditional international law about the right of self-defense theory many condition limit,the Iraq War is a thorough non-just aggressive war.If Afghan war how many are also hoodwinking anti-terrorist self-defense mystical veil's words,then the Iraq War thoroughly exposed the US hegemonism and the power politics true colors.Bush doctrine's a series of diplomatic practice founded in the international relations many dangerous precedents,the collective security system and the multi-polarization of the world development brings the huge impact and the challenge for the United Nations.In has the huge impact and the challenge behind to the United Nations authorities and the multi-polarization of the world trend of development,the Bush doctrine foreign policy also brings the huge challenge and the impact now to the international law.The American a series of unilateralism behavior,manifested the Bush doctrine diplomacy characteristic Iraq War to destroy in fully particularly the present international law system the sovereign equality,the peaceful settlement of the disputes,not to encroach upon three big basic principles,also flagrant violation modern international law safeguard peace and the development obiective,was to take the Charter of the United Nations as a foundation for 50 year present international politics and the legal order destruction.However while gives the international relations and the international law has the huge impact the impact and challenge,the Bush doctrine is in itself exposed from the domestic and foreign many condemnations and the criticism,in the second tenure in office the Bush Administration in developing foreign relations to the multilateral principle's return tendency explanation international cooperations was still in the solution international relations contact the numerous question most reasonable choices.Strengthens the United Nations authority,the consummation present international law mechanism needs various countries more endeavors.
Keywords/Search Tags:Bush Doctrine, Unilateralism, Preemptive, Iraq War, International law
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