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Reappraising the resort to force : international law, jus ad bellum and the War on Terror /
A number of commentators assert that the military response to the terrorist atrocities of 11 September 2001 - encompassing attacks on Afghanistan and Iraq, and commonly referred to as the 'war on terror' - has significantly impacted upon the international law regulating resort to armed for...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Portland, Or :
Hart Pub.,
2010.
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| Series: | Studies in international law (Oxford, England) ;
v. 27. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | A number of commentators assert that the military response to the terrorist atrocities of 11 September 2001 - encompassing attacks on Afghanistan and Iraq, and commonly referred to as the 'war on terror' - has significantly impacted upon the international law regulating resort to armed force by states (jus ad bellum), loosening the constraints on self-defence. Some even suggest that the very future of the United Nations, in particular the Security Council and its collective security system, is at risk - at least in its current form. This book does not address the question of the future of the. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 176 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-172) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781847315571 1847315577 1472564960 9781472564962 1282659456 9781282659452 9786612659454 6612659459 |