Stephen C. Neff (University of Edinburgh)

War and the Law of Nations

A General History

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This 2005 volume is a history of war, from the standpoint of international law, from the beginning of history to the present day. Its primary focus is on legal conceptions of war as such, rather than on the substantive or technical aspects of the law of war.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. August 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 664g
• ISBN-13: 9780521729628
• ISBN-10: 0521729629
• Artikelnr.: 23543546

Autorenporträt

Reader in Public International Law, School of Law at the University of Edinburgh.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of cases
Table of treaties
Abbreviations
Introduction
Part I. War as Law Enforcement (to 1600): 1. Ares and Athena
2. Loving enemies and hating sin
Part II. New Forces Stirring (1600-1815): 3. War in due form
4. Dissension in the ranks
Part III. War as State Policy (1815-1919): 5. Collisions of naked interest
6. Tame and half-hearted war: intervention, reprisal and necessity
7. Civil strife
Part IV. Just Wars Reborn (1919- ): 8. Regulating war
9. A farewell to war?
10. New fields of battle
Conclusion
Bibliography.