The Law against War or Jus contra Bellum: A New Terminology for a Conservative View on the Use of Force?

Inter-state use of force has always attracted much attention from international legal scholars. Many articles have been written on the subject. However, there are still a limited number of books addressing all the aspects of the contemporary prohibition on the use of force in a systematic way. Those...

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Published in:Leiden journal of international law 2011-09, Vol.24 (3), p.747-788
Main Author: VAN STEENBERGHE, RAPHAËL
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Essays
Humanitarianism
International law
International relations
Military schools
Studies
War
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Summary:Inter-state use of force has always attracted much attention from international legal scholars. Many articles have been written on the subject. However, there are still a limited number of books addressing all the aspects of the contemporary prohibition on the use of force in a systematic way. Those written by Yoram Dinstein, Christine Gray, and Thomas Franck are certainly the best known in the English-speaking literature. This literature is now enriched following the publication of a new book entitled The Law against War by Olivier Corten. It is a translated and updated version of a book published in French and entitled Le droit contre la guerre, which explains why it has been published in the French Studies in International Law collection of Hart Publishing.
ISSN:0922-1565
1478-9698
DOI:10.1017/S092215651100032X