Ebook: Fighting at the legal boundaries : controlling the use of force in contemporary conflict
Author: Watkin Kenneth
- Tags: Aggression, War, Self-defense, Combatants and noncombatants, Non-state actors, Preemptive attack
- Year: 2016
- Language: English
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'Fighting at the Legal Boundaries' offers a holistic approach towards the application of the various constitutive parts of international law. The author focuses on the interaction between the applicable bodies of law by exploring whether their boundaries are improperly drawn, or are being interpreted in too rigid a fashion. Emphasis is placed on the disconnect that can occur between theory and practice regarding how Read more...
Abstract: 'Fighting at the Legal Boundaries' offers a holistic approach towards the application of the various constitutive parts of international law. The author focuses on the interaction between the applicable bodies of law by exploring whether their boundaries are improperly drawn, or are being interpreted in too rigid a fashion. Emphasis is placed on the disconnect that can occur between theory and practice regarding how these legal regimes are applied and interact with one another