The power and purpose of international law : insights from the theory and practice of enforcement /

This text provides an explanation of the role of international law in today's world, and shows why there are no acceptable arguments to justify the use of torture and secret prisons, or to support the notion of a 'global battlefield'.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Connell, Mary Ellen, 1958-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Classical enforcement theory
  • Compliance theory
  • New classical enforcement theory
  • Unilateral armed measures
  • Collective armed measures
  • Unilateral countermeasures
  • Collective countermeasures
  • International court enforcement
  • National court enforcement.