Vagueness as a Political Strategy : Weasel Words in Security Council Resolutions Relating to the Second Gulf War.

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Di Carlo, Giuseppina Scotto

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TextPublication details: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.Description: 1 online resource (303 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9781443848893
1443848891
1443846570
9781443846578

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Vagueness as a Political Strategy : Weasel Words in Security Council Resolutions Relating to the Second Gulf War.DDC classification:

341.2323

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Summary: Over the last few years, UN resolutions have been repeatedly questioned for the excessive presence of vagueness. In order to overcome the cultural divergences of recipient countries, UN diplomatic texts use vague words quite extensively, which could lead to biased or even strategically-motivated interpretations of resolutions, undermining their legal impact. This book proposes a linguistic analysis of whether the use of strategic vagueness in Security Council resolutions has contributed to t ...

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Over the last few years, UN resolutions have been repeatedly questioned for the excessive presence of vagueness. In order to overcome the cultural divergences of recipient countries, UN diplomatic texts use vague words quite extensively, which could lead to biased or even strategically-motivated interpretations of resolutions, undermining their legal impact. This book proposes a linguistic analysis of whether the use of strategic vagueness in Security Council resolutions has contributed to t ...