The use of force and the international legal system /
International legal system
Terry Gill, University of Amsterdam; Kinga Tibori-Szabó, University of Amsterdam.
- xvi, 447 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
From Just War to the Great War -- From the regulation of war to the prohibition on the use of force -- The prohibition on the use or threat of force -- The use of force in the UN collective security system : maintenance and restoration of international peace and security through collective measures -- The right of self-defence : essence, function , and legal foundation, requirements for exercise, scope and modalities of application -- Humanitarian intervention and the responsibility to protect -- The use of force and the rescue and evacuation of nationals -- Armed reprisals and the law on the use of force -- The use of force and weapons of mass destruction -- New technologies of warfare and the law on the use of force -- The use of force as an attribute of state sovereignty -- The use of force in the international commons -- The relationship of the law on the use of force with the law of armed conflict and human rights law -- International responsibility for the unlawful use of force : states, organizations, armed groups, and individuals.
"This book provides accessible, in-depth coverage and analysis of how international law regulates the use of force through an intra-disciplinary perspective. Using a modernized legal positivist approach, it offers a unique focus on the relationship and functions of jus ad bellum within the wider legal landscape"--
9781009407359
10.1017/9781009407342 doi
2023015878
Aggression (International law) Aggression (International law)--Criminal provisions Intervention (International law) War (International law) Just war doctrine International law and human rights