International law and new wars
International Law and New Wars examines how international law fails to address the contemporary experience of what are known as 'new wars' - instances of armed conflict and violence in places such as Syria, Ukraine, Libya, Mali, the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. Internation...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2017
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Sovereignty and the authority to use force
- The relevance of international law
- Self-defence as a justification for war : the geo-political and war on terror models
- The humanitarian model for recourse to force
- How force is used
- Weapons
- 'Post-conflict' and governance
- The liberal peace : peacemaking, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding
- Justice and accountability
- Second generation human security
- What does human security require of international law?