Yoram DinsteinCambridge University PressEdition: 6, 9/28/2017EAN 9781316641668, ISBN10: 131664166XPaperback, 440 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cmLanguage: EnglishOriginally published in EnglishWar, Aggression and Self-Defence is an indispensable guide to international legal issues of war and peace, the crime of aggression, self-defence and its trigger, armed attack, and the different modalities of self-defence, as well as enforcement measures taken under the aegis of a binding decision of the Security Council. This new and fully updated 6th edition focuses on the key issues at the forefront of the contemporary international legal debate, as well as analysing the new armed conflicts in Syria, Ukraine and Georgia, re-examining the Kampala amendments on the crime of aggression and considering the phenomenon of 'robust' mandates of a peacekeeping force. Suitable for graduate and advanced undergraduate students, this market-leading book offers a wide-ranging and highly readable introduction to the legal issues surrounding war and self-defence.Part I. The Legal Nature of War1. Armed conflict, war and neutrality2. The course of warPart II. The Illegality of War3. Historical perspective of the legal status of war4. The contemporary prohibition of the use of inter-state force5. The crime of aggression6. Controversial consequences of the change in the legal status of warPart III. Exceptions to the Prohibition of the Use of Inter-State Force7. The concept of self-defence8. The modalitIies of individual self-defence9. Collective self-defence10. Collective security.
