Iraq and the Use of Force in International Law

by Marc Weller

The prohibition of the use of force is one of the most crucial elements of the international legal order. Our understanding of that rule was both advanced and challenged during the period commencing with the termination of the Iran-Iraq war and the invasion of Kuwait, and concluding with the invasion and occupation of Iraq.

The initial phase was characterized by hopes for a functioning collective security system administered by the United Nations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199595305
• ISBN13: 9780199595303
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"