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Since the Nuremberg Trials of top Nazi leaders following the Second World War, international law has affirmed that no-one, whatever their rank or office, is above accountability …
This text focuses on the concept of state responsibility for international crimes, which gained support following World War I, but was pushed into the background by the development …
This book addresses a dilemma at the heart of counter-terrorist policy: is it ever justifiable to torture terrorists in order to save the lives of others, the so-called 'ticking …
The concept of self-determination has played a very important role in the shaping of the international community in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It is closely linked in …
Despite numerous efforts since the 1920s, the international community has failed to define or criminalize 'terrorism' in international law. This book first explores the policy …
This text examines the long-standing arguments that a right of unilateral intervention pre-existed the Charter of the United Nations - which clearly prohibits the use of force …
This book analyses the primary relevant rules of international law applicable to extra-territorial use of force by states against non-state actors. Force in this context takes many …
This book conducts an in-depth analysis into the lawfulness of State-sponsored targeted killings under international human rights and humanitarian law. It also addresses the …
This highly original and challenging study offers an examination of the tensions which exist between the two most important sources of international law: Treaty and Custom. Through …
This book represents an exciting new contribution to the field of refugee law and human rights law. It considers the legal obligations which countries have to people who do not …