Introduction : what is at stake? -- War and democracy -- Vietnam, Iraq and the "War on terror" : deception, war propaganda and legislative approval -- Increasingly unrestrained war powers in the United States: from Truman to Trump -- Britain's royal war prerogative reasserted and reinforced -- From Whitehall to the White House : the war power in Australia from legal subordination to political subservience -- The failure of reform proposals : an Australian case study -- War and dissent : sweeping domestic powers -- Contemporary preparations for wartime measures -- Martial law, official lawlessness and judicial complicity -- Can international law stop wars of aggression? -- Would referenda provide any alternative? -- Conclusions.
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