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Jones, Dorothy Vincent was born on December 14, 1927 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Guy Morgan and Margaret Hildora (Magnusen) Vincent.
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This catalogue was published in conjunction with the exhibition, held at the University of Chicago in 1984. The exhibition itself has been shaped by an interplay between themes and materials. Particular collections of rare books and manuscripts in the University of Chicago Library invited exploration of themes appropriate to those collections. Illustrated. Includes bibliography and index. Wrappers soiled. x, 130, 1 pages. stiff paper wrappers.. large 8vo..
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( Is it possible, in our world of differing beliefs and d...)
Is it possible, in our world of differing beliefs and diverse cultures, to find an ethical framework that can guide actual international relations? In Code of Peace, Dorothy V. Jones sets forth her surprising answer to this perplexing question: Not only is a consensus on ethical principles possible, but it has already been achieved. Jones focuses on the progressive development of international law to disclose an underlying code of ethics that enjoys broad support in the world community. Unlike studies that concentrate on what others think that states ought to do, Code of Peace analyzes what states themselves consider proper behavior. Using history as both narrative and argument, Jones shows how the existing ethical code has evolved cumulatively since World War I from a complex interplay between theory and practice. More than an abstract treatise or a merely technical analysis, Jones's study is grounded in the circumstances of war and peace in this century. Treaties and agreements, she argues, are forging a consensus on such principles as human rights, self-determination, and cooperation between states. Jones shows how leaders and representatives of nations, drawing on a rich heritage of philosophical thoughts as well as on their own experiences in a violent world of self-interested conflict, have shaped their thought to the taming of that world in the cause of peace. That is the striking thing about this code: states whose relations are marked by so frequent a recourse to war that they can fairly be called "warlords" have created and pledged themselves to a code of peace. The implications of Code of Peace for establishing a normative foundation for peace are profound. Historically sound and timely, impeccably researched and elegantly written, the book will be of immediate and lasting value to anyone concerned with the stability of the modern world.
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"Toward a Just World is an insightful and thoughtful history. The first half of the twentieth century and the heroic efforts of those who sought international justice during that time will be much better understood and appreciated thanks to this fascinating book."—Robert F. Drinan, Georgetown University A century ago, there was no such thing as international justice, and until recently, the idea of permanent international courts and formal war crimes tribunals would have been almost unthinkable. Yet now we depend on institutions such as these to air and punish crimes against humanity, as we have seen in the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the appearance of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic before the Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Toward a Just World tells the remarkable story of the long struggle to craft the concept of international justice that we have today. Dorothy V. Jones focuses on the first half of the twentieth century, the pivotal years in which justice took on expanded meaning in conjunction with ideas like world peace, human rights, and international law. Fashioning both political and legal history into a compelling narrative, Jones recovers little-known events from undeserved obscurity and helps us see with new eyes the pivotal ones that we think we know. Jones also covers many of the milestones in the history of diplomacy, from the Treaty of Versailles and the creation of the League of Nations to the Nuremberg war crimes tribunal and the making of the United Nations. As newspapers continue to fill their front pages with stories about how to administer justice to al Qaeda and Saddam Hussein, Toward a Just World will serve as a timely reminder of how the twentieth century achieved one of its most enduring triumphs: giving justice an international meaning.
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Jones, Dorothy Vincent was born on December 14, 1927 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Guy Morgan and Margaret Hildora (Magnusen) Vincent.
Bachelor, Washburn Municipal University, 1949. Master of Arts, University Missouri-Columbia, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1979.
Past member of staff, Belleville (Kas.) Telescope
stringer, Belleville (Kas.) Telescope, 1950-1951;
past co-publisher, Lebanon (Kas.) Times
stringer, Lebanon (Kas.) Times, 1952-1955;
stringer, Shorewood (Wisconsin) Herald, 1963-1967;
independent scholar, since 1979;
curator 2 exhibits, University of Chicago Library., 1982-1985;
visiting scholar, University of Chicago, 1986-1991;
scholar-in-residence, The Newberry Library., Chicago, since 1986;
associate history department, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, since 1991. Consultant to editors of Peace/Mir, Syracuse University Press, 1992. Consultant Peace Task Force, Evangelical Lutheran Church in American, 1992.
Member editorial advisory board for Ethics & International Affairs, New York, since 1993. Board of trustees Carnegie Council onEthics & International Affairs, since 1996.
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(This catalogue was published in conjunction with the exhi...)
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Married Robert R. Jones, September 3, 1947. Children: Daniel R., Mark A.