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The law against war : the prohibition on the use of force in contemporary international law /

The Law against War is a translated and updated version of a book published in 2008 in French (Le droit contre la guerre, Pedone). The aim of this book is to study the prohibition of the use of armed force in contemporary positive international law. Some commentators claim that the field has undergo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Corten, Olivier (Autor)
Otros Autores: Simma, Bruno
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2010.
Colección:French studies in international law ; v. 4.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 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?
  • Conclusion.