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Democratic Accountability and the Use of Force in International Lawby Charlotte Ku; Harold K. Jacobson
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 42.00Nine democracies discussed (Canada, France, Germany, India, Japan, Norway, Russia, UK and US) contribute to military operations sanctioned by the UN and NATO. On whose authority, and with what oversight? This analysis of internationally-authorized armed interventions and democratic accountability raises concerns about the nation-state, international organizations, and democratic armed forces. more...
War, Aggression and Self-Defenceby Yoram Dinstein
Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 40.00Dinstein's comprehensive textbook introduces the legal issues of war, armed attack and self-defence. This third edition incorporates new materials including the Kosovo air campaign, 'humanitarian intervention' and recent Security Council resolutions. This remains an indispensable tool for students and practitioners of international law, international relations and military studies. more...
Recourse to Forceby Thomas M. Franck
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 27.00In this book Professor Franck tracks various conflicts since 1945 which have contributed to the extensive interpretation of the UN Charter by the UN's principal political institutions. He examines the law pertaining to the use of force againt subversion and terrorism, and the need to balance peace with justice. more...
War, Aggression and Self-Defenceby Yoram Dinstein
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 57.00Yoram Dinstein's seminal textbook is an essential guide to the legal issues of war and peace, armed attack, self-defence and enforcement measures taken under the aegis of the Security Council. This fourth edition incorporates new material, is rewritten to reflect recent State practice and remains highly readable and comprehensive. more...
The Threat of Force in International Lawby Nikolas Stürchler
Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 33.00This book examines the relationship between military coercion and international law. more...
International Law and the Use of Armed Forceby Joel Westra
Taylor & Francis 2007; US$ 44.95Examines how the UN Charters prohibition of force restrains the actions of the major powers, treating the Charter as both an instrument of international peace and international order. more...
Battling Terrorismby Jackson Nyamuya Maogoto
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2007; US$ 130.00This exceptional and timely volume examines the use of force in the war against terror. The work is based on the central theme that the use of force is visibly enrolled in a process of change and it evaluates this within the framework of the uncertainty a more...
International Humanitarian Lawby William V. Dunlap; R.John Pritchard; John Carey
BRILL 2006; US$ 138.00Brings together a distinguished group of contributors whose essays chart the history, practice, and future of international humanitarian law. This work helps to inform where humanitarian law had its origins, how it has been shaped by world events, and why it can be employed to serve the future. more...
UN-Schutzzonen - Ein Schutzinstrument für verfolgte Personen?: Eine Analyse anhand der internationalen Schutzzonen im Irak, in Ruanda und ... Recht und Völkerrecht) (German Edition)by Annette Simon
Springer 2005; US$ 109.00In den 90er Jahren etablierte sich die Idee internationaler Schutzzonen in Kriegsgebieten. So initiierten die USA im Jahr 1990 safe havens im Nordirak für die Kurden, verkündete der UN-Sicherheitsrat 1993 in Bosnien-Herzegowina safe areas und wurden 1994 safe humanitarian zones in Ruanda unter französischer Führung errichtet. Vor dem Hintergrund der Menschenrechtsverletzungen und Verbrechen an der Zivilbevölkerung in der UN-safe-area Srebrenica untersucht die Autorin die völkerrechtlichen Grundlagen, Befugnisse und Verpflichtungen insbesondere der UN in einer UN-Schutzzone. Neben der Herausarbeitung abstrakter Zweck- und Regelmäßigkeitskriterien für UN-Schutzzonen steht die völkerrechtliche Würdigung des UN-Engagements in der dramatisch gescheiterten... more...
Armed Attack' and Article 51 of the UN Charterby Tom Ruys
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 96.00An examination of the scope of States' right of self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter in the post-9/11 security environment. more...









