Under attack: challenges to the rules governing the international use of force/
Belinda Helmke
- London: Routledge, 2010.
- 296p.p.
Part I Great Decision or Great Illusion: International Law and the Use of Force: Outlawing the mob: international law and the use of force prior to 1918; Renouncing luxury: international law and the use of force in the interwar years; Where there's a will: international law and the use of force during the Cold war; The state of play: developments in the contemporary international system. Part II For the Good of Humanity: the Use of Force for Humanitarian Reasons: The snail and the slug: the protection of nationals abroad; From dawn to dusk: humanitarian intervention; The uninvited guest: intervention in failed states. Part III For the Good of the State: the Use of Force for Individual and Collective Self-Defense: Bolt from the blue: the pre-emptive use of force; The remains of the reign: the use of force to counter terrorism; The (un)usual suspects: the use of force against rogue states