Advanced Introduction to International Conflict and Security Law (Elgar Advanced Introductions series) - Softcover

White, Nigel D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1783473525 ISBN 13: 9781783473526

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.

Advanced Introduction to International Conflict and Security Law provides a concise and insightful guide to the key principles of international law governing peacetime security, the use of force, conflict and post-conflict situations. Nigel D. White explores the complex legal regimes that have been created to control the level of armaments, to limit the occasions when governments can use military force to mitigate the conduct of warfare and to build peace.

Key Features include:

• A comprehensive survey of the relevant international law
• In-depth coverage written in an accessible style, structured into short, focused chapters
• A combination of law, practice and politics that introduces the reader to the complexities of the law
• Detailed coverage of international legal regimes not normally gathered together in one place
• A critical evaluation of the direction, purposes and content of international conflict and security law, with particular reference to arms control, use of force, collective security, armed conflict, post-conflict situations and private security actors

Written in a sharp and engaging style this authoritative introduction provides a unique overview of international conflict and security law. It will be an essential resource for students and researchers in international law and international relations.

About this title

About the Author

Nigel D. White, Emeritus Professor of Public International Law, School of Law, University of Nottingham, UK

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783473525
• ISBN 13: 9781783473526
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160