Corten, Olivier <br/><br/>
The law against war :  the prohibition on the use of force in contemporary international law / 
Olivier Corten ; with a foreword by Bruno Simma ; translation by Christopher Sutcliffe. 
 - xix, 569 pages ;  25 cm. 
 - French studies in international law ;  v. 4 .
 - French studies in international law ;  v. 4. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-557) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- A choice of method -- What do "use of force" and "threat of force" mean? -- Do the prohibition of the use of force and self-defence apply to nonstate actors? -- Can circumstances precluding unlawfulness be invoked to justify a use of force? -- Intervention by invitation -- Intervention authorised by the UN Security Council -- Self-defence -- A right of humanitarian intervention? -- Conclusion. 
<br/><br/><br/>"[This book] is a translated and updated version of a book published in 2008 in French (Le droit contre la guerre, [Paris] : Pedone). The aim of this book is to study the prohibition of the use of armed force in contemporary positive international law."--P. [i]. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1841139424 9781841139425 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010485975 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>War (International law)<br/>Neutrality<br/>Self-defense.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KZ6385  / .C6813 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>341.6