Necessity and proportionality in international peace and security law

There are legal limits on the circumstances under which states may use military force to address a perceived or actual threat. The concepts of necessity and proportionality are central to these limitations imposed by the law. This text explores the many ways in which necessity and proportionality ar...

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Corporate Author: Lieber Institute for Law and Land Warfare (United States Military Academy)
Other Authors: Kress, Claus (Editor), Lawless, Robert (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2020, 2020
Series:The Lieber studies / The Lieber studies
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520 |a There are legal limits on the circumstances under which states may use military force to address a perceived or actual threat. The concepts of necessity and proportionality are central to these limitations imposed by the law. This text explores the many ways in which necessity and proportionality arise in the law on the modern battlefield, which is rapidly changing, complex, and ambiguous