International law and the use of armed force : the UN charter and the major powers / Joel H. Westra.
International law and the use of armed force : the UN charter and the major powers / Joel H. Westra.
International law and the use of armed force : the UN charter and the major powers / Joel H. Westra.
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London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
Date
2007.
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G 2013/4219
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English
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xvi, 224 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. The functioning of the UN Charter as a restraint on military action -- 2. The UN Charter and legal argumentation -- 3. Persuasion, legitimation, and restraint -- 4. The impact of the UN Charter on US military intervention in the Caribbean region, 1953-61 -- 5. The impact of the UN Charter on Angl...
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London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
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England
Date Published
2007.
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Summary
"Since the UN Charter came into effect in 1945, there have been numerous incidents in which one or more of the five major powers (at least arguably) violated the Charter's Article 2(4) prohibition of force. Such incidents notwithstanding, this book demonstrates how the Charter restrains the major powers' military actions. This book will be of much...
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International law and the use of armed force : the UN charter and the major powers / Joel H. Westra.
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Contemporary security studies.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-216) and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from REF/N341.584/59.
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Other version (online)
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G 2013/4219
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74VK7PZdRbEb
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9780415770989 (alk. paper)
041577098X
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341.584
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991022713219702626
