Fighting at the legal boundaries : controlling the use of force in contemporary conflict /

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...

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Main Author: Watkin, Kenneth (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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. Through a number of case studies, Fighting at the Legal Boundaries explores how the threat posed by insurgents, terrori.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 704 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 633-659) and index.
ISBN:9780190458003
0190458003
9780190457983
0190457988