War, Aggression and Self-Defence - Hardcover

Dinstein, Yoram

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521465265 ISBN 13: 9780521465267

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1994

Synopsis

This new edition is fully revised and updated following the Gulf War, the fighting in the former Yugoslavia and the political changes that have occurred with the ending of the Cold War. This book re-examines the topics of war, aggression and self-defence, including discussion on the legal nature of war, peace treaties, neutrality, the contemporary prohibition on the use of force, crimes against peace, war crimes and State sponsored terrorism. Related issues, such as collective security and the use of force short of war, are also addressed. Reflecting the recent increase in the use of force and counterforce at a regional level, special attention is given to the respective roles of the Security Council, the General Assembly, and the International Court of Justice in the developing 'New World Order'.

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Review

'Professor Dinstein's book is a significant publication. It is a wide-ranging study in three parts, covering respectively the legal nature of war, the illegality of war and exceptions to the prohibition of the use of force ...'. D. W. Bowett, British Yearbook of International Law

'This is ... an excellent book on a highly controversial topic.' The British Year Book of International Law

Book Description

This new edition is fully revised and updated following recent international incidents and the end of the Cold War.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0521465265
• ISBN 13: 9780521465267
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 357