The International Court of Justice and self-defence in international law /
The legal rules governing the use of force between States are one of the most fundamental, and the most controversial, aspects of international law. An essential part of this subject is the question of when, and to what extent, a State may lawfully use force against another in self-defence. However,...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Oxford, England ; Portland, Or. :
Hart Pub.,
2009.
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Colección: | Studies in international law (Oxford, England) ;
v. 25. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The legal rules governing the use of force between States are one of the most fundamental, and the most controversial, aspects of international law. An essential part of this subject is the question of when, and to what extent, a State may lawfully use force against another in self-defence. However, the parameters of this inherent right remain obscure, despite the best efforts of scholars and, notably, the International Court of Justice. This book examines the burgeoning relationship between the ICJ and the right of self-defence. Since 2003 there have been three major decisions of the ICJ that. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 229 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-225) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781847315205 1847315208 9781472564825 1472564820 |