Disobeying the Security Council : countermeasures against wrongful sanctions /
In the last few years, the Security Council has imposed highly controversial sanctions on both individuals and states, some of which can be considered to violate international law. This book argues that the law of international responsibility allows states to disobey these obligations when they woul...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2011.
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| Series: | Oxford monographs in international law.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In the last few years, the Security Council has imposed highly controversial sanctions on both individuals and states, some of which can be considered to violate international law. This book argues that the law of international responsibility allows states to disobey these obligations when they would result in a violation of human rights. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxii, 243 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-233) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191649745 0191649740 9780191725210 0191725218 |