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The Miracle Of Generative Violence? René Girard And The Use Of Force In International Law, Gregor Noll
The Miracle Of Generative Violence? René Girard And The Use Of Force In International Law, Gregor Noll
Gregor Noll
In this article, I apply Rene´ Girard’s theory of generative violence to the international law relating to the use of force. I argue that texts of international law make gestures of referral towards an immanent normativity on the fettering of divine violence. The means to this end is a form of sacrificial violence that seeks to promote the preservation and cohesion of the ‘international community’. The structuring of this violence through international law and its repeated staging reproduces the relationship of prophecy to miracle. Empirically, I draw mainly on excerpts from the 2006 US National Security Strategy.
Sacrificial Violence And Targeting In International Humanitarian Law, Gregor Noll
Sacrificial Violence And Targeting In International Humanitarian Law, Gregor Noll
Gregor Noll
Drawing on the work of René Girard, his text inquires into incidental and lawful losses of civilians in the regulation of international humanitarian law as part of a symbolic order restraining violent conflict within communities. First, I inquire into central norms on targeting in IHL, explaining their internal inconsistencies. Second, I try to show that these inconsistencies can be explaining by applying Girard's theory on sacrificial violence.
The Asylum System, Migrant Networks And The Informal Labour Market, Gregor Noll
The Asylum System, Migrant Networks And The Informal Labour Market, Gregor Noll
Gregor Noll
Governments attempting to regulate labour markets and control immigration are confronted with difficult questions. In the past, there was general agreement that the asylum system should not be exploited as a side entrance to the labour market. The two systems—asylum and labour market—were to be planned and maintained separately. But if migration is a prerequisite for asylum, does not increasingly stiffer migration control block escape for those under persecution? Prices for smuggling go up, and smugglers seek new routes, yet irregular migration continues, and the informal labour market flourishes. Here we must ask an irreverent question: is there any point …