Recourse to Force: State Action against Threats and Armed Attacks (Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lectures) [Paperback]

Thomas M. Franck (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521104203 | ISBN-13: 978-0521104203 | Publication Date: March 19, 2009 | Edition: 1

The United Nations Charter in 1945 prohibits all use of force by states except in the event of an armed attack or when authorized by the Security Council. Although the Charter is very hard to amend, its drafters agreed that it should be interpreted flexibly by the UN's principal political institutions and the text has undergone extensive interpretation. This book relates these changes in law and practice to changing public values pertaining to the balance between maintaining peace and promoting justice.

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"This is a book that will inform, captivate, and challenge generations of international lawyers, on several levels and in a variety of ways."
--The American Journal of International Law

Book Description

The United Nations Charter in 1945 prohibits all use of force by states except in the event of an armed attack or when authorized by the Security Council. Although the Charter is very hard to amend, its drafters agreed that it should be interpreted flexibly by the UN's principal political institutions and the text has undergone extensive interpretation. This book relates these changes in law and practice to changing public values pertaining to the balance between maintaining peace and promoting justice.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (March 19, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521104203
• ISBN-13: 978-0521104203
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,542,461 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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