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Necessity and proportionality in international peace and security law, Claus Kreß and Robert Lawless

Label
Necessity and proportionality in international peace and security law, Claus Kreß and Robert Lawless
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Necessity and proportionality in international peace and security law
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionariesbibliography
Oclc number
1150813989
Responsibility statement
Claus Kreß and Robert Lawless
Series statement
The Lieber studies, volume 5Oxford scholarship online.
Summary
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.--, Provided by publisher
Target audience
specialized
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