The power and purpose of international law insights from the theory and practice of enforcement

This text provides an explanation of the role of international law in today's world, and shows why there are no acceptable arguments to justify the use of torture and secret prisons, or to support the notion of a 'global battlefield'

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Connell, Mary Ellen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2008, 2008
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:This text provides an explanation of the role of international law in today's world, and shows why there are no acceptable arguments to justify the use of torture and secret prisons, or to support the notion of a 'global battlefield'
Physical Description:x, 391 p.
ISBN:9780199871100