The use of force in international law : a case-based approach / edited by Tom Ruys and Olivier Corten ; assistant editor, Alexandra Hofer.
Contributor(s): Ruys, Tom [editor.] | Corten, Olivier [editor.] | Hofer, Alexandra [editor.].
Publisher: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, ©2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First edition.Description: xi, 948 pages : map ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780198784357; 019878435X; 9780198784364; 0198784368.Uniform titles: Use of force in international law (A case-based approach) Subject(s): United Nations | Intervention (International law) -- Case studies | Aggression (International law) -- Case studies | Self-defense (International law) -- Case studies | War (International law) -- Case studies | Peacekeeping forces | Treaties | 86.92 law of warGenre/Form: Case studies. | Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
part I. The Cold War era (1945-89) -- part II. The post-Cold War era (1990-2000) -- part III. The post-9/11 era (2001- )
Since the adoption of the UN Charter in 1945, the use of cross-border force has been frequent. This volume invites a range of experts to examine over sixty conflicts, from military interventions to targeted killings and hostage rescue operations, and to ask how powerful precedent can be in determining hostile encounters in international law.--