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Preliminary Material
Preface and Acknowledgement
Contents
Table of Cases
European Court of Human Rights
International Court of Justice
Permanent Court of International Justice
International Arbitrations
International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea
International Criminal Tribunals
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
Nuremberg
National Courts
Belgium
Canada
France
Italy
The Netherlands
Republic of Ireland
United Kingdom
United States
Table of Legislation
International Treaties, Conventions and United Nations Resolutions
National Legislation
Canada
Italy
United Kingdom
Statutes
Subordinate Legislation
United States
List of Abbreviations
Notes on the Contributors
Main Text
Part I Introduction
Introduction: International Law and the Problem of War
I Preliminary Remarks
II Approaches to Peace and War
A ‘Realists’ and Anarchy
B Society and the Managerial Approach
C Utopia and Collective Security
III The United Nations System
A Enforcement
B Disputes
C The Rule of Law and Enforcement
D Prohibition of the Use of Force
E Self-Defence
IV New Threats
V New Challenges
A Territorial Change and the Use of Force
B Humanitarian Intervention
C Claims to Enforcement of Global Community Values
VI Conclusions
Ch.1 Too Much History: From War as Sanction to the Sanctioning of War
I Introduction
II The Just War in the Middle Ages (12th–15th Centuries)
III Just and Legal War in the Early Modern Age (16th–18th Centuries)
IV Just War in the Shadows (19th Century)
V The Limitation of the Right to War (1899–1945)
VI Conclusion
Ch.2 Law of Nations or Perpetual Peace? Two Early International Theories on the Use of Force
I Introduction
II The Historical Context: the Rise of the State and of the States System
III The Origin of International Thought
A The Law of Nations
B The Perpetual Peace Projects
IV Evolutionary Lines of the Law of Nations and the Perpetual Peace Projects
V The Use of Violence
A The Legitimacy of Waging War Between States
B The Right to Resist
C Humanitarian Intervention
D The Use of Force Towards Stateless Indigenous Populations
VI Conclusion
Ch.3 The Limitations of Traditional Rules and Institutions Relating to the Use of Force
I Introduction
II Weaknesses in Secondary Rules
III Weaknesses in the Charter Rules
IV Weakness in Compliance by Sovereign Equals
V The Collapse of the Charter’s Use of Force Regime
VI Conclusion
Ch.4 The Continued Relevance of Established Rules and Institutions Relating to the Use of Force
I Introduction
II The Realist Critique
A Whether the Charter Rules are Effective in Practice
B Whether the Charter Rules are Too Indeterminate
C Whether the Charter Rules are Too Strict
III A Critique from within International Law
IV Conclusion
Ch.5 Feminist Perspectives on the Law on the Use of Force
I Introduction
II Women’s Participation: Organizational and Normative Approaches
III The Misrepresentation of Western Feminism as a Universal Feminism
IV The Enduring Relevance of Feminist Peace Studies
V Conclusion
Ch.6 The Collective Security System and the Enforcement of International Law
I Introduction
II Neutralizing the Austinian Imperatival Handicap of International Law
A International Law as a Coercive Normative Order
B International Law as a Source-Based Order
III Centralization and Individualization of Enforcement of International Law
A Decommissioning Self-Help: The Move to the Collective Security System
B Customizing International Security: The Move to Individualization of Sanctions
C Coexistence with Other Coercive Reactive Mechanisms
IV Enforcement of International Law Through the Collective Security System
A The Collective Security System as an Enforcement Mechanism of International Law
B The Collective Security System as a Self-Enforcing Regime
C The Collective Security System as a Peace-Enforcement Regime
D The Collective Security System as Punitive System
V Enforcement of International Law Through the Collective Security System: The Need of a Catharsis
Ch.7 Changing Jus Cogens Through State Practice? The Case of the Prohibition of the Use of Force and its Exceptions
I Introduction
II The Nature and Relevance of State Practice
III The Jus Cogens Status of the Prohibition of the Use of Force
IV State Practice and Exceptions to the Peremptory Prohibition of the Use of Force
V Conclusion
Part II Collective Security and the Non-Use of Force
Ch.8 Reconfiguring the Un System of Collective Security
I Introduction
II Pacific Settlement and Collective Security
III From Peacekeeping to Peace Operations
A Peace Operations
B Brahimi Report
IV Sanctions
A Smart Sanctions
V The High-Level Panel and After
A The Responsibility to Protect (R2P)
B Nuclear Security
VI From UN Collective Security to UN-Centred Global Governance
Ch.9 Outsourcing the Use of Force: Towards More Security Council Control of Authorized Operations?
I Introduction
II General Overview
III Legal Basis
IV Terminology: ‘Means’, ‘Measures’, and the Need for Clarity and Certainty
V Mandate
VI Duration
VII Reporting
VIII Responsibility Implications
IX Conclusions and Recommendations
Ch.10 When the Security Council is Divided: Imprecise Authorizations, Implied Mandates, and the ‘Unreasonable Veto’
I Introduction
II The UN Charter on Delegation of Enforcement Powers
A Delegation to Regional Organizations
B Delegation to Individual States or Coalitions
III Imprecise Authorization
IV Implied Mandates
V Failure to Act
VI Conclusion
Ch.11 United Nations Security Council Practice in Relation to Use of Force in No-Fly Zones and Maritime Exclusion Zones
I Introduction
II Outline
III UNSC-Endorsed or Mandated No-Fly Zones
A General Description
B Iraq NFZs
C Bosnia and Herzegovina NFZ
D Libya NFZ
E Conclusions as to UNSC Use of Force Practice
1 Is the law governing the zone LOAC- or non-LOAC-based?
2 For UNSC non-LOAC-based NFZs, is the law on use of force inside the zone fundamentally the same as the law on use of force applying outside the zone?
3 Has the UNSC actually altered the law normally applicable in the airspace enclosed by the zone?
IV UNSC-Endorsed or Mandated Maritime Exclusion Zones
A General Description
B Sanctions Enforcement Generally
C UNSC Non-LOAC-Based MEZs
D UNSC LOAC-Based MEZs
E Conclusions as to UNSC Use of Force Practice
1 Is the law governing the zone LOAC or non-LOAC-based?
2 For UNSC non-LOAC-based MEZs, is the law on use of force inside the zone fundamentally the same as the law on use of force applying outside the zone?
3 For non-LOAC-based MEZs, has the UNSC actually altered the law normally applicable in the ocean space enclosed by the zone?
V Conclusion
Ch.12 Military Sanctions Enforcement in the Absence of Express Authorization?
I Introduction
II History and Background to Forcible Measures at Sea
III What Amounts to a ‘Use Of Force’ in this Context?
IV Legal Bases for the Use of Force to Enforce Sanctions
V Conclusion
Ch.13 The Relationship between the Un Security Council and General Assembly in Matters of International Peace and Security
I Introduction
II Purposes and Powers of the UN
III The Prohibition on the Use of Force, the UN, and Peace and Security
IV Breaches of International Law, the UN, and Peace and Security
V The UN and the Responsibility to Protect
VI Division of Competence under the Charter
VII Division of Competence in Practice
VIII Uniting for Peace
IX Conclusion
Ch.14 Regional Organizations and Arrangements: Authorization, Ratification, or Independent Action
I Introduction
II Defining Regional Organizations
III Does Regional Enforcement Action Require (Prior) Authorization by the UNSC?
IV Military Intervention by the AU
A Burundi
B Sudan (Darfur)
C Somalia
D The Comoros
V Conclusion
Ch.15 Use of Force: Justiciability and Admissibility
I Introduction
II The ICJ and Cases Requiring the Exercise of Non-Legal Judgement
A Introduction
1 Corfu Channel (UK v. Albania)
2 Nicaragua v. US
3 Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons, Advisory Opinion
4 Oil Platforms (Iran v. US)
5 Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
III Cases Involving Matters Arguably within the Province of the Security Council
A Introduction
B Cases
1 Nicaragua v. US
2 Questions of Interpretation and Application of the 1971 Montreal Convention Arising from the Aerial Incident at Lockerbie (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya v. US)
3 Self-defence
IV Conclusion
Ch.16 The Use of Force in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
I Introduction
II Historical and Conceptual Development
A The United Nations and Peacekeeping
B Development of Use of Force in UN Peacekeeping
III The Normative Framework
A Relationship to the Jus ad Bellum
B Basic Principles of UN Peacekeeping and Use of Force
C Legal Basis for Use of Force
D Implied Authority to Use Force: Basis of Self-Defence
E Meaning of Self-Defence
F Express Authority to Use Force
G Protection of Civilians
H Positive Duties and International Human Rights Law
IV Legal Issues at the Practical and Operational Level
A Translation from Mandate to Rules of Engagement
B UN and National Rules of Engagement
C Decision-Making Based on Rules of Engagement
V Conclusion
Ch.17 Mandated to Protect: Security Council Practice on the Protection of Civilians
I Introduction
II Normative and Legal Framework
A UN Charter
B International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law
C Principles of UN Peacekeeping
D Protection of Civilians and the Responsibility to Protect
III Security Council Practice 1960–99: Early UN Peacekeeping Operations Protection Activity—Stretching the Concept of Self-Defence
IV Security Council Practice 1999–2007: Inception and Development of the ‘Protection of Civilians’ Mandate—the Council Makes It Explicit
A Thematic Activity
B The Council’s Country-Specific Activity
C Hiatus in the Advancement of the Protection Mandate and the Responsibility to Protect
V Security Council Practice 2007–11: Prioritizing Protection—UNAMID, MONUC, UNOCI, and UNMISS
VI Security Council Practice from 2011 Onwards: Exploring the Boundaries of the Mandate
VII Conclusion
Ch.18 Self-Defence, Protection of Humanitarian Values, and the Doctrine of Impartiality and Neutrality in Enforcement Mandates
I Introduction
II The Peacekeeping Principles of Neutrality and Impartiality and the Use of Force
III Protection of Civilians, Responsibility to Protect, and the Use of Force in Peacekeeping
IV Conclusion
Ch.19 Transparency, Accountability, and Responsibility for Internationally Mandated Operations
I Introduction
II Sources of International Mandates
III Carrying Out International Mandates: UN Operational and Legal Milestones
IV Agenda for Peace and the Advent of Complex Peace Operations
V Blended Accountability and Responsibility
VI Evolving National Accountability Mechanisms and the 2000 Report of the Panel on Peace Operations
A Canada and UNITAF
B The Netherlands and Srebrenica
C Rwanda and the Failure of the International Community to Respond
D The Brahimi Report
VII Ramping up of International Responsibility
VIII Personal Responsibility of UN Peacekeepers
IX The Challenges of a Blended System of Transparency, Accountability, and Responsibility and the Ongoing Evolution of Peace Operations
Ch.20 ‘Failures to Protect’ in International Law
I Introduction
II Bystander States
A States Exercising Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
B Influential Bystander States
C Other Bystander States
D Justifying Inaction
III The United Nations
A The Security Council
B Peacekeeping
IV Diffused Responsibility
V Failures to Protect-Critique as a Political Critique
Part III The Prohibition of the Use of Force, Self-Defence, and Other Concepts
Ch.21 The Ban on the Use of Force in the UN Charter
I Introduction
II Pre-Charter Attempts to Restrict the Freedom of States to Resort to Warfare
III Incorporating the Ban on the Use of Force in the UN Charter
A The Making of Article 2, Paragraph 4
B Other Charter Provisions Relating to the Use of Force
IV Exceptions to the Charter Prohibition on the Use of Force
A Charter Exceptions
B Implicit Charter Exceptions
1 Exceptions outside the Charter
V The Interpretation of the Prohibition on the Use of Force
A The General Assembly
B The Security Council
C The International Court of Justice
D Multilateral Treaties
VI The Legal Status of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter
VII Concluding Remarks
Ch.22 Intervention, Armed Intervention, Armed Attack, Threat to Peace, Act of Aggression, and Threat or Use of Force: What’s the Difference?
I Introduction
II An Infinite Variety
A The UN Charter and Other Security Arrangements
B The Security Council’s Early Practice
C Subsequent Security Council Practice
D The Security Council After the Cold War
E Defining Aggression
III Bringing Some Strands Together
IV The ICJ
V The Language of Law and the Use of Force
VI By Way of Conclusion
Ch.23 The Prohibition of the Use of Force and Non-Intervention: Ambition and Practice in the Oas Region
I Introduction
II The OAS Region
A Principles Governing Relations Among OAS Member States
B The Member States
III The Use of Force, Provisions Regulating it, and Reality
A Regional Agreements on Reciprocal Assistance and Abstention from the Use of Force
B From Provisions to Actual Practice
IV The Principle of Non-Intervention and the Defence of Democracy
A Provisions for the Defence of Democracy in the OAS Charter and in Sub-Regional Bodies
B Cases
V Conclusion
Ch.24 The Crime of Aggression at the International Criminal Court
I Introduction
II Antecedents: From Versailles to Kampala
III The Kampala Amendments
IV Procedural Issues
A Rome Statute Article 121(5) Provides the Process for Entry into Force
B A Package Deal?
C Temporal Exercise of Jurisdiction by the ICC
D Jurisdiction of the ICC over States Parties that Do Not Ratify/Accept
E The Ability of States Parties to Opt Out of ICC Jurisdiction
F The Problem of a Lack of Reciprocity
G The Position of Non-State Parties
H The Problem of Alleged Aggression by a Coalition
I Security Council Referral of a Situation of Aggression
V Substantive and Institutional Issues
A The Contours of ‘Act’ and ‘Crime’ of Aggression
B Institutional Integrity of the Court
C Collateral Effects on the Jus ad Bellum
D Effects upon the Exercise of National Jurisdiction
E Institutional Role of the Security Council
VI Conclusion
Ch.25 The International Court of Justice and the ‘Principle of Non-Use of Force’
I Introduction
II The Case Law of the Court
A Basic Issues
1 Terminology
2 No political question doctrine
3 No Security Council monopoly
4 Treaty and custom
5 No ‘death’ of the ‘principle of the use of force’
6 Jus cogens and obligation erga omnes
7 Legal consequences of an unlawful use of force
B The Prohibition of the Use of Force
1 The use of force by states in their international relations
2 The ‘all-inclusive’ nature of the prohibition of the use of force
3 ‘Indirect’ use of force
4 ‘Use of force’
5 Consent
C Exceptions to the Prohibition of the Use of Force
1 The use of force within the collective security system
2 The unilateral use of force
I Individual self-defence
a) An (actual or imminent) armed attack as a conditio sine qua non
b) The case of an imminent armed attack
c) The concept of armed attack ratione materiae
d) The concept of armed attack ratione personae
aa) Armed attack by a state
bb) Non-state armed attack
cc) The requirements of necessity and proportionality
e) Self-defence and Security Council action
f) The duty to report to the Security Council
g) Self-defence and military occupation
II Collective self-defence
a) Exceptions to the prohibition of the use of force other than self-defence?
aa) Individual forcible countermeasures against less grave uses of force
bb) The use of force in an anti-colonial struggle
cc) The state of necessity
dd) Forcible rescue actions abroad
ee) Humanitarian intervention
ff) On the possible emergence of new exceptions through subsequent practice
D The Prohibition of the Threat of Force
III Some Reflections on the Overall Picture of the Jurisprudence of the Court
IV Conclusion
Ch.26 The Prohibition of the Use of Force in Arbitrations and Fact-Finding Reports
I Introduction
II Legal Significance of Arbitral Awards and Fact-Finding Reports
III The Application of Jus Contra Bellum in Arbitral Awards and Fact-Finding Reports
A Crossing the Rubicon: Distinction Between Resort to Force Not Covered by Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, Violation of Article 2(4), and Armed Attack
B The Personal Scope of Application of Jus Contra Bellum: Non-State Actors and the Prohibition to Use of Force
C Self-Defence
1 The case of preventive self-defence
2 Self-defence and occupation
3 The conditions of necessity and proportionality in the exercise of the right to self-defence
IV Conclusion
Ch.27 The Resilience of the Restrictive Rules on Self-Defence
I Introduction
II A Pathology of Resilience and Change since 2001
A Jurisprudence
1 Scholarship
2 State and Security Council practice
III What is Resilient and What Does Resilience Mean?
A What Can Cause Change?
B Practice Changes ‘the Law’
1 Change in the UN Charter as treaty norm
2 Change in Article 51, seen as merely incorporating an external (customary) standard
3 Change in customary international law
C Practice Changes ‘the Interpretation’
IV Conclusion
Ch.28 Self-Defence and Collective Security: Key Distinctions
I Introduction
II The Debate in 1990–1
III A Clear Distinction
IV An Important Distinction
V Conclusion
Ch.29 Taming the Doctrine of Pre-Emption
I Introduction
II Terminology
III Representative Positions in the Debate
A Requirement of an Armed Attack
B Anticipatory Self-Defence
C Pre-Emptive Self-Defence
D Preventive Self-Defence
IV New Pressures on the Law
A WMD
B Terrorist Groups
C Cyber
D Guiding the Pre-Emptive Application of Force
V Taming Pre-Emption?
VI Conclusion
Ch.30 Can Non-State Actors Mount an Armed Attack?
I Introduction
II Aggression and Attributable Attacks by Non-State Actors
III Non-Attributable Attacks by Non-State Actors
A Article 51 of the UN Charter and the Travaux Préparatoires
B The ICJ’s Jurisprudence
C State Practice
D Reconciling Defensive Force against Non-State Actors and the Inter-state Prohibition of Article 2(4)
IV Conclusion
Ch.31 The Problem of Imminence in an Uncertain World
I Introduction
II The Requirement of Imminence
III The Meaning of Imminence
IV Imminence and Modern Threats
V Certainty
VI Proving the Existence of an Imminent Attack
VII Conclusion
Ch.32 Action Against Host States of Terrorist Groups
I Introduction
II Indirect Attack: State Control and Attribution
III State Involvement Short of Control
IV Absence of Attribution: Failure/Inability to Prevent Attacks
V Conclusion
Ch.33 When Does Self-Defence End?
I Introduction
II The Nature of Self-Defence and the Modalities of Armed Attack in Relation to the Duration of the Exercise of the Right of Self-Defence
III Necessity, Proportionality, and Immediacy as Factors Determining the Duration of the Right of Self-Defence
IV The Primacy of the Security Council and the Duration of Self-Defence
V Conclusions
Ch.34 Theatre of Operations
I Introduction
II Geographical Extent of the Areas of Military Operations
A Warfare Area
1 On land
2 At sea
3 In the air
4 In outer space
5 In cyberspace
B Aerial and Maritime ‘Exclusion Zones’
III Zones in Which Military Operations are Excluded: ‘Protected Zones’
A Zones Created by Agreement Between the Parties to the Conflict
1 Hospital and safety zones
2 Neutralized zones
3 Demilitarized zones
B Non-Defended Localities
IV Safety and Exclusion Zones Defined by the Security Council
A Safety Zones
B ‘Exclusion Zones’ Established by the Security Council
V Conclusion
Part IV Action on Behalf of Peoples and Populations
Ch.35 ‘Humanitarian Intervention’
I Introduction
II The Terms of the Prohibition on the Use of Force
III State Practice
A The Cold War Period
1 Bangladesh 1971
2 Uganda
3 Kampuchea
4 Afghanistan
5 Central African Empire
6 Summary
B The Post-Cold War Period
1 Liberia
2 Kurdish North Iraq
3 Kosovo
4 Summary
IV Threshold Criteria for Legality or Mitigation of Illegality
A Gravity of the Situation
B Political Neutrality
C Security Council Paralysis
D Necessity
E Proportionality
F Accountability
V ‘Humanitarian Intervention’: Lawful or Pardonable?
Ch.36 Pro-Democratic Intervention
I Introduction
II Evolving Attitudes towards Governmental Legitimacy
III Legal Bases for Pro-Democratic Intervention
A Security Council-Authorized Pro-Democratic Intervention
B Consent
1 Consent of an ousted government
2 Treaty-based consent
I Post-Charter treaties of guarantee
II A pro-democratic security pact?
III Pro-democratic intervention pacts in Africa
a) The ECOWAS security system
b) The AU security system
c) Treaty-based intervention revisited
IV Conclusion
Ch.37 Intervention by Invitation
I Introduction
II The Traditional Framework
A Framing the Issue: The Nature of Prohibited Intervention
B Evolution of Norms on Invitations to Intervene
C Intervention in Civil Wars: The Negative Equality Principle
III Points of Tension in Traditional Doctrine
A Legitimacy of an Invitation
B Prior Intervention
C Treaty-Based Invitation
IV Recent Practice: The Emergence of Qualitative Factors?
A Invitations and Theories of Legitimate Government
B Recognition of the Opposition as a ‘Legitimate Representative’
V Conclusions
Ch.38 National Liberation in the Context of Post- and Non-Colonial Struggles for Self-Determination
I Introduction
II The Essential Role of Coercion in the Internal Affairs of States
III Self-Determination and the Jus in Bello
A Non-International Uses of Force and Self-Determination
B ‘Internationalized’ Uses of Force and Self-Determination
IV Self-Determination and the Jus ad Bellum
A Terrorism and Self-Determination
B Human Rights and Self-Determination
V Conclusion
Part V Revival of Classical Concepts?
Ch.39 Necessity
I Introduction
II Is ‘Necessity’ a General Justification to the Use of Force?
III Necessity as a Condition of Self-Defence
IV Necessity as an Element of the UN Collective Security System
V Conclusion: Back to Methodology
Ch.40 Retaliation and Reprisal
I Introduction
II Defining Retaliation and Reprisals
III The Evolving International Law Regarding Reprisals
IV The Futile Case for Revival
Ch.41 Hot Pursuit
I Introduction
II Sea
III Land
IV Air
V Conclusions
Ch.42 The Threat of the Use of Force and Ultimata
I Introduction
II What Constitutes a Threat of Force Contrary to the United Nations Charter?
A What Acts Qualify as a ‘Threat’ of Force?
B Under What Conditions is a Threat of Force Unlawful?
III The Application of the Rule Prohibiting the Threat of Force in Particular Cases
A Iraq (2002–3)
B Guyana/Suriname Award (2007)
C Russia/Georgia Report (2009)
IV Conclusion
Ch.43 Blockades and Interdictions
I Introduction
II Blockade Under the Jus ad Bellum and the Jus in Bello
A Concept and Distinction
B Conditions of Legality
C Blockade Authorized as a Military Enforcement Measure
D Contested or Unresolved Legal Issues
1 Blockades in situations other than international armed conflict
2 Proportionality and humanity
E Further Observations on Blockade
III Interdiction Operations
A Scope of Interdiction Operations
B Legal Bases under International Treaties
1 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
2 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (SUA Convention) of 1988 (as amended in 2005)
3 Other treaties
4 Enforcing interdiction rights under existing treaties
C Applicability of Prize Law During Non-International Armed Conflicts?
D Other Legal Bases?
1 Master’s consent
2 Right of individual or collective self-defence
3 Zones
4 Countermeasures
IV Concluding Remarks
Ch.44 Rescuing Nationals Abroad
I Introduction
II Definitions
A Legal Scope of the Justification Based on the Necessity of Rescuing Nationals Abroad
B Legal Nature of the Justification Based on the Necessity of Rescuing Nationals Abroad
III The Practice Since 1945
IV Recent Practice
A An Ongoing Practice
B Legal Assessment
V Conclusion
Ch.45 Peace Settlements and the Prohibition of the Use of Force
I Introduction
II Function and Classification of Peace Settlements
A Termination of War and Pledges of Peace
B Modus Operandi for Military Presence
C Nomenclature of Peace Settlements: Truces, Armistices, Ceasefires, Peace Treaties, and Peace Agreements
D The Absence of Peace Settlements and the Role of the Security Council
III Normative Framework
A Provisions in Peace Settlements for the Prohibition of the Use of Force
B Legal Validity of Peace Treaties and the Use of Force
C Consequences of Breached Peace Settlements
IV Implementation Mechanisms
A Monitoring Missions
B Peace Enforcement Operations
V Conclusion
Ch.46 The Effects of a State of War or Armed Conflict
I Introduction
II The Creation of a State of War in Classical International Law
III The Effects of a State of War in Classical International Law
A Application of the Law of War
B Application of the Law of Neutrality
C Severance of Diplomatic Relations
D Treatment of the Belligerents’ Subjects on Enemy Territory
E Effects on Trade Relations
F Effects on Contracts
G Effects on Treaties
IV The Prohibition on the Use of Force and Its Influence on State Practice
V The Concept of Armed Conflict in Contemporary International Law
VI The Effects of an Armed Conflict in Contemporary International Law
A Application of the Law of War
B Exercise of Belligerent Rights
C Application of the Law of Neutrality
D Severance of Diplomatic Relations
E Treatment of the Belligerents’ Nationals on Enemy Territory
F Effects on Trade Relations
G Effects on Contracts
H Effects on Treaties
VII Conclusion
Part VI Emerging Areas?
Ch.47 Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Shipping Interdiction
I Introduction
II The Law of the Sea Framework
III Use of Force and Law Enforcement at Sea
IV The Role of the United Nations in Counterproliferation of WMD
V The Work of the International Maritime Organization
VI The PSI and Bilateral Ship-Boarding Agreements
VII Conclusions
Ch.48 The Implications of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction for the Prohibition of the Use of Force
I Introduction
II Proliferation, Pre-Emption, and Use of Force Law
A Crisis? What Crisis?
B Counterproliferation
C International Use of Force Law
D Disproportionate Significance?
III Possibilities for Change
A The Security Council
B Article 51
IV Summary and Considerations
Ch.49 The Use of Force Against Pirates
I Introduction
II The Security Council and Somali Pirates
A The Role of the International Law of the Sea (and the ‘Savings Clause’)
III The Applicable Legal Framework at Sea
A General Considerations of Public International Law
B The Use of Force by Private Actors Against Pirates
IV The Applicable Legal Framework in Somali Territory
V Conclusions
Ch.50 The Changing Environment and Emerging Resource Conflicts
I The Environment and Resource Conflicts: Assessing the Debate
II The Law of International Resource Conflicts
A The Linkage Between Natural Resources and Interstate Conflicts
B Sovereignty as the Main Criterion for the Allocation of Natural Resources Among States
C International Resource Conflicts under the Jus ad Bellum
D The Exploitation of Natural Resources in Occupied Territories: The Interaction Between Jus ad Bellum and Jus in Bello
E The Exploitation of Natural Resources in Unlawful Territorial Situations: The Duty of Non-Recognition and Natural Resources
III The Initiatives of the United Nations
IV Concluding Remarks
Ch.51 Remotely Piloted Warfare as a Challenge to the Jus Ad Bellum
I Introduction
II The ‘Remotely Piloted’ Phenomenon
III Possible Challenges to Compliance with Basic Legal Principles that Limit Violence
IV Drone Targeting and Charter-Based Precepts
A Challenges to Charter-Based Purposes and Principles
1 Force in the common interest
2 Force and Article 2(4)
3 Force in self-defence
B Some Present Applications and Issues Regarding Compliance
V Conclusion
Ch.52 The Use of Cyber Force and International Law
I Introduction
II The Prohibition of the Use of Cyber Force
III Chapter VII and Cyber Operations
IV Self-Defence against Cyber Operations
V Concluding Thoughts
Ch.53 Private Military Companies and the Jus Ad Bellum
I Introduction
II The Subject Matter
A What are Private Military Companies?
B What Do PMCs Do?
III Case Studies
A MPRI in Croatia
B Blackwater in Colombia
C CACI and Titan in Iraq
IV Analysis
A The Prohibition on the Use of Force
B PMCs and State Responsibility
C PMCs and the Prohibition on the Use of Force
1 Incorporation into the armed forces
2 Facilitation of the use of force
3 Protection of nationals overseas
4 Invitation
5 Self-determination and assistance to rebels
6 Humanitarian intervention
D PMCs and the Prohibition on the Threat of Force
E PMCs, International Organizations, and the Prohibition on the Use of Force
F The Montreux Document
V Conclusion
Part VII General Problems
Ch.54 Jus Cogens and the Use of Armed Force
I Introduction
II The Peremptory Norm(s) Pertaining to the Use of Armed Force
III Jus Cogens Restrictions on the Use of Armed Force
A Circumstances Precluding Wrongfulness as General Exceptions
B Specific Exceptions and Derogation
C Specific Exceptions as Jus Cogens
D Specific Exceptions and a Limited Scope of the Peremptory Prohibition
IV Jus Cogens Demands for Forcible Action
A Legal Consequences Attached to Jus Cogens Norms
B Conflict of (Peremptory) Norms
V Concluding Observations
Ch.55 The Principle of Proportionality from a Jus Ad Bellum Perspective
I Introduction
II Proportionality in Customary International Law
III Measuring Double Proportionality
IV Proportionality and Self-Defence
V Proportionality and Anti-Terrorist Operations
VI Proportionality and the Use of Force to Protect Human Rights
VII Conclusion
Ch.56 The Relationship between Jus Ad Bellum and Jus In Bello
I Introduction
II Unlawful Party and Jus in Bello
III Self-Defence and IHL
IV Military Enforcement Measures under Chapter VII of the UN Charter and IHL
V Conclusion
Ch.57 Consequences for Third States as a Result of an Unlawful Use of Force
I Introduction
II The Narrowing of the Scope of Applicability of the Law of Neutrality
III Collective Self-Defence and Enforcement of Erga Omnes Obligations: Common Purpose but Different Conditions?
IV Centralized vs Decentralized Response by Third States: To What Extent May Security Council’s Measures Limit Unilateral Responses by Third States?
V Concluding Remarks
Further Material
Index
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Preface and Acknowledgement
Edited By: Marc Weller
From:
The Oxford Handbook of the Use of Force in International Law
Edited By: Marc Weller
Content type:
Book content
Product:
Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law [OSAIL]
Series:
Oxford Handbooks in Law
Published in print:
01 January 2015
ISBN:
9780199673049
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