Ebook: The Law Against War: The Prohibition on the Use of Force in Contemporary International Law

When the first English language edition of The Law Against War was published, it quickly established itself as a classic. Detailed, analytically rigorous and comprehensive, it provided an indispensable guide to the legal framework regulating the use of force.
A decade on, this much-anticipated new edition brings the work up to date. It looks at new precedents arising from the Arab Spring; the struggle against the ‘Islamic State’ in Iraq and Syria; and the conflicts in Ukraine and Yemen. It reflects the new doctrinal debates surrounding recent state practice. Previous positions are reconsidered and in some cases revised, notably the question of consensual intervention and the very definition of force, particularly to accommodate targeted extrajudicial executions and cyber-operations. Finally, the new edition discusses in detail the concept of self-defence, reflecting recent interpretations of the International Court of Justice and the ongoing controversies surrounding its definition and interpretation.
Volume 7 in the series French Studies in International Law