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Advanced introduction to international conflict and security law / Nigel D. White.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- White, Nigel D., 1961- author.
- Series:
- Elgar Advanced Introductions Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Security, International.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (190 pages)
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.
- Summary:
- "Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. This updated and revised second edition of Advanced Introduction to International Conflict and Security Law provides a concise and insightful guide to the key principles of international law governing peacetime security, arms control, the use of force, armed conflict and post-conflict situations. Nigel D. White explores the complex legal regimes that have been created to control levels of armaments, to limit the occasions when governments can use military force, to mitigate the conduct of warfare and to build peace. Key Features: - Analysis of new efforts to regulate nuclear weapons - Extended coverage of peacekeeping and analysis of war crimes - Updated coverage of recent state practice and academic literature - New analysis of recent and on-going conflicts, in particular Syria and Ukraine. With updated analysis of peacekeeping, the law surrounding nuclear weapons, war crimes and extensive coverage of conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, this thoroughly revised second edition is an essential text for academics, researchers and students interested in international law and world peace"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Contents: Preface
- 1. Basic conditions of peace and security
- 2. Arms control law
- 3. The use of force in international law
- 4. The regulation of private violence
- 5. Collective security law
- 6. The law of armed conflict
- 7. Post-conflict law
- 8. Peace and justice
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781800889040
- 1800889046
- OCLC:
- 1378937325
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