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International law and the use of force : a documentary and reference guide
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International law and the use of force : a documentary and reference guide

Author: Shirley V Scott; Anthony Billingsley; Christopher Michaelsen
Publisher: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger Security International, ©2010.
Edition/Format:   Book : English
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This book is a discussion of key documents that explain the development, current status, and relevance of the international law governing the initiation of military hostilities.

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Genre/Form: Sources
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Shirley V Scott; Anthony Billingsley; Christopher Michaelsen
ISBN: 9780313362590 0313362599
OCLC Number: 422757132
Description: xxvi, 328 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Contents: International law and the struggle for world peace --
The Treaty of Versailles as a tentative trial run --
The UN Charter regime on the use of force --
Key challenges to the general prohibition on the use of force --
The right of self-defense --
The crime of aggression --
Can collective security work? --
Terrorism, international law, and the use of force --
Was the U.S. invasion of Iraq legal?
Responsibility: Shirley Scott, Anthony John Billingsley, and Christopher Michaelsen.

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." . . an absolutely vital resource for anyone seeking the latest balanced and reasoned research and extrapolation on its topic." -

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