Abstract
Abstract Focussing on a sequence of tense, era-defining moments in 2014 as world leaders struggled to comprehend and respond effectively to the dramatic rise of Islamic State forces in Syria and Iraq, this Review Essay is in part a chronicle of the readings (and indeed, on occasion, the significant mis-readings) of a diverse cast of actors seeking legal justification and irrefutable political arguments for the use of force in an escalating situation of geopolitical crisis and unspeakable atrocity. The essay provides a thoughtful, stirring reminder of the abiding value of close, critical reading in human rights and humanitarian practice.
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