Recourse to force : state action against threats and armed attacks /

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In this book Professor Franck tracks various conflicts since 1945 which have contributed to the extensive interpretation of the UN Charter by the UN's principal political institutions. He examines the law pertaining to the use of force againt subversion and terrorism, and the need to balance pe...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Franck, Thomas M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Series:Hersch Lauterpacht memorial lectures.
Subjects:
United Nations > Armed Forces.
Nations Unies > Forces armées.
United Nations.
Nations unies.
Self-defense (International law)
Intervention (International law)
Aggression (International law)
Agression (Droit international)
Légitime défense (Droit international)
Intervention (Droit international)
LAW > International.
Armed Forces.
Intervention > Völkerrecht
Verenigde Naties.
Handvest van de Verenigde Naties.
Militaire interventie.
Zelfverdediging.
Politiek geweld.
Règlement pacifique des conflits internationaux.
Légitime défense (droit international)
Recours à la force.
Samfundsvidenskab > Politologi.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The UN's capacity for adapting to radical changes of circumstance
  • Use of force by the United Nations
  • The original parameters of self-defence
  • Self-defence against state-sponsored terrorists and infiltrators
  • Self-defence against ideological subversion
  • Self-defence against attacks on citizens abroad
  • Anticipatory self-defence
  • Countermeasures and self-help
  • The 'purely humanitarian' intervention
  • What, eat the cabin boy? Uses of force that are illegal but justifiable.

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