Necessity, Proportionality and the Use of Force by States (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521837521)

There has been considerable debate in the international community as to the legality of the forceful actions in Kosovo in 1999, Afghanistan in 2002 and Iraq in 2003 under the United Nations Charter. There has been consensus, however, that the use of force in all these situations had to be both proportional and necessary. Against the background of these recent armed conflicts, this 2004 book offers the first comprehensive assessment of the twin requirements of proportionality and necessity as legal restraints on the forceful actions of States. It also provides a much-needed examination of the relationship between proportionality in the law on the use of force and international humanitarian law.

Author: Judith Gardam
ISBN-10: 0521837529
ISBN-13: 9780521837521
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/18/2004
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.38w x 0.93d