International law and the use of force : a documentary and reference guide /
The invasion of Iraq by the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia in 2003 prompted an enormous volume of debate around the world as to whether it was the right thing to do and whether or not it was legal in terms of the Charter of the United Nations. Many who had previously had little interes...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Westport, CT :
Praeger Security International,
©2010.
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Colección: | Praeger books online
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- 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?
- Conclusions : has the international law relating to the use of force created a more peaceful world?