The Kuwait Crisis: Basic Documents (Cambridge International Documents Series, Series Number 1) - Softcover

Lauterpacht, E.; Greenwood, C. J.; Weller, Marc; Bethlehem, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0949009865 ISBN 13: 9780949009869

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1991

Synopsis

This volume of documents relates to the legal aspects of the international crisis arising out of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1996. It opens with a substantial section of documents dealing with the international status of both Iraq and Kuwait, to the evolution of their boundaries and to earlier episodes pertinent to the major events. It is followed by sections of documents presenting the fundamentals of the conflicting views on the situation, and a chapter containing relevant United Nations documents, together with extracts from the debates leading up to the resolutions adopted by the Security Council. The collection next covers specific problems that have arisen in the UN context, such as the adoption and implementation of the sanctions system, and concludes with the response of other international organizations.

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"...a publishing miracle...This and a scheduled companion volume on the sanctions and their economic consequences will soon become a basic reference." UN Chronicle

Book Description

This volume of documents relates to the legal aspects of the international crisis arising out of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1996. It covers issues ranging from the international status of Iraq and Kuwait, earlier episodes pertinent to the conflict, the fundamentals of the conflicting views on the situation, relevant United Nations documents, and problems specific to the context of the United Nations and international response.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0949009865
• ISBN 13: 9780949009869
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320