Scott, Shirley V.

International law and the use of force : a documentary and reference guide / Shirley Scott, Anthony John Billingsley, and Christopher Michaelsen. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger Security International, c2010. - xxvi, 328 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-321) and index.

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?

9780313362590 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780313362606 (ebook)

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Intervention (International law)--Sources.
Self-defense (International law)--Sources.

KZ6368 / .S38 2010

341.5/84