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The law against war [electronic resource] : the prohibition on the use of force in contemporary international law /

by Corten, Olivier; Simma, Bruno; Sutcliffe, Christopher; ProQuest (Firm).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: French studies in international law: v. 4.Publisher: Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2010Description: xix, 569 p.ISBN: ; ; .Subject(s): War (International law) | Electronic booksOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
A choice of method -- What do "use of force" and "threat of force" mean? -- Do the prohibition of the use of force and self-defence apply to nonstate actors? -- Can circumstances precluding unlawfulness be invoked to justify a use of force? -- Intervention by invitation -- Intervention authorised by the UN Security Council -- Self-defence -- A right of humanitarian intervention?.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

A choice of method -- What do "use of force" and "threat of force" mean? -- Do the prohibition of the use of force and self-defence apply to nonstate actors? -- Can circumstances precluding unlawfulness be invoked to justify a use of force? -- Intervention by invitation -- Intervention authorised by the UN Security Council -- Self-defence -- A right of humanitarian intervention?.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.


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