International Law of Armed Conflict Personal and Material Fields of Application

The question of the lawfulness of the use of force is the central & most difficult one in international law. McDougal & Feliciano reject simple, textual answers & develop a realistic, contextual & policy-sensitive analysis that equips scholars & decision makers with a method for dealing with a vast range of issues. These include the initiation of coercion, the distinction between aggression & self-defense & between permissible & impermissible coercion, the use of coercion as a sanctioning instrument, the identification & treatment of neutral parties, community regulation of combat situations, & the management of captured enemy territory (i.e., belligerent occupation). For each of these issues, policy is clarified, past trends & future projections are considered and, where appropriate, alternative arrangements are proposed. In a new introduction, recent developments, including the Geneva Protocols, are examined. This new edition of The International Law of War is an indispensable text for scholars, decision makers & students.Kwakwa, Edward is the author of 'International Law of Armed Conflict Personal and Material Fields of Application', published 1992 under ISBN 9780792315582 and ISBN 0792315588.