Christian Henderson

The Persistent Advocate and the Use of Force

The Impact of the United States Upon the Jus AD Bellum in the Post-Cold War Era

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Produktbeschreibung

The Persistent Advocate and the Use of Force provides a comprehensive, dispassionate empirical analysis and assessment of the discernible impact that the US has had upon the jus ad bellum in the post-Cold War era. It offers a much needed examination of one of the most controversial issues of international law in recent times and will be of key interest to scholars and practitioners of legal and political studies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9781409401735
• ISBN-10: 1409401731
• Artikelnr.: 45010092

Autorenporträt

Christian Henderson, Lecturer in Law, Department of Law, Oxford Brookes University, UK

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Foreword, Nigel D. White
Preface
Introduction
Assessing impact upon the jus ad bellum
Part I The Use of Force Under the Auspices of the United Nations Security Council: The functioning of the United Nations collective security system: the authorization technique
The unilateral determination of authority to use force under the auspices of the Security Council (I) the revival of authority
The unilateral determination of authority to use force under the auspices of the Security Council (II): enforcing the collective will. Part II The Use of Force in Self-Defence: Self-defence and terrorism: the harbouring standard of attribution
The doctrine of pre-emptive self-defence
Conclusion
Postscript
Index.