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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822666603321

Autore

Scott Shirley V

Titolo

International law and the use of force : a documentary and reference guide / / Shirley Scott, Anthony John Billingsley, and Christopher Michaelsen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif., : Praeger Security International, c2010

ISBN

1-282-56666-0

9786612566660

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (357 p.)

Collana

Praeger Security International

Altri autori (Persone)

BillingsleyAnthony

MichaelsenChristopher

Disciplina

341.5/84

Soggetti

Intervention (International law)

Self-defense (International law)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-321) and index.

Nota di contenuto

International law and the struggle for world peace -- The Treaty of Versailles as a tentative trial run -- The UN Charter regime on the use of force -- Key challenges to the general prohibition on the use of force -- The right of self-defense -- The crime of aggression -- Can collective security work? -- Terrorism, international law, and the use of force -- Was the U.S. invasion of Iraq legal?

Sommario/riassunto

<i>International Law and the Use of Force: A Documentary and Reference Guide</i> brings to life a crucial body of law, explaining its historical origins, the core rules and principles of the regime embodied in the Charter of the United Nations, and contentious aspects of that law in the contemporary world.     In light of the intensified interest in the question of justified or unjustified use of force, this timely resource introduces and analyzes over 40 documents relating to the legality of the initiation of military hostilities. The volume presents competing assessments of the legality of