Necessity, Proportionality and the Use of Force by States: 35 (Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law, Series Number 35) - Softcover

Gardam, Judith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521173493 ISBN 13: 9780521173490

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

There has been considerable debate in the international community as to the legality of the forceful actions in Kosovo in 1999, Afghanistan in 2002 and Iraq in 2003 under the United Nations Charter. There has been consensus, however, that the use of force in all these situations had to be both proportional and necessary. Against the background of these recent armed conflicts, this 2004 book offers the first comprehensive assessment of the twin requirements of proportionality and necessity as legal restraints on the forceful actions of States. It also provides a much-needed examination of the relationship between proportionality in the law on the use of force and international humanitarian law.

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Review:

"Necessity, Proportionality and the Use of Force by States is essential reading for anyone concerned with the international law on the use of force. It provides detailed analysis not found elsewhere on two of the most important use of force principles in the canon, necessity and proportionality." - Mary Ellen O'Connel, Notre Dame Law School, The American Journal of International Law

Book Description:

Against the background of recent armed conflicts under the United Nations Charter, this 2004 book considers how the requirements of proportionality and necessity operate as legal restraints on the forceful actions of States. It also examines the relationship between proportionality in the law on the use of force and international humanitarian law.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0521173493
• ISBN 13: 9780521173490
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288