International Law and the Use of Force by the States

By Ian Brownlie

Book Overview

The most authoritative work in the field, this classic study is once again available. Professor Brownlie has confined himself to the pursuit, on historic lines, of an estimation of the extent of legal prohibition of the use of force by states. He includes the deliberations and findings of political organs of the League of Nations and the United Nations, as well as a study of the quality of prohibition of force, making some indication of relevant corollaries.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198251580
• ISBN13: 9780198251583
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.6"