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Necessity and proportionality in international peace and security law / Claus KreÇ and Robert Lawless.
Series: Lieber studies: volume 5.; Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020Description: 1 online resource (488 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197537404 (ebook) :Subject(s): War (International law)
| Intervention (International law) | Necessity (International law) | Proportionality in lawAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197537374DDC classification: 341.6 LOC classification: KZ6385Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: There are legal limits on the circumstances under which states may use military force to address a perceived or actual threat. The concepts of necessity and proportionality are central to these limitations imposed by the law. This text explores the many ways in which necessity and proportionality arise in the law on the modern battlefield, which is rapidly changing, complex, and ambiguous.
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Also issued in print: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
There are legal limits on the circumstances under which states may use military force to address a perceived or actual threat. The concepts of necessity and proportionality are central to these limitations imposed by the law. This text explores the many ways in which necessity and proportionality arise in the law on the modern battlefield, which is rapidly changing, complex, and ambiguous.
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