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Lauren Benton
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“Historical actors on all sides were engaging in what I call “legal politics”—that is, they were using and citing law strategically while enmeshed in multi-sided conflicts and relationships. In the process, they were creating and reinforcing regimes of limited violence with very specific openings to extreme violence.”
Lauren Benton (born 1956) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We should heap skepticism on any group launching a small war or brief attack claiming that they possess workable mechanisms for keeping small wars small.”
Lauren Benton (born 1956) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Lauren Benton & Hendrik Simon, Between War and Peace – On the Logic and Language of Imperial Violence. An Interview with Lauren Benton, Völkerrechtsblog, 13.09.2024