The Oxford Handbook of the Use of Force in International Law

Oxford University Press has published the Oxford Handbook of the Use of Force in International Law edited by Professor Marc Weller, with Assistant Editors Jake William Rylatt and Alexia Solomou.

The prohibition of the use of force in international law is one of the major achievements of international law in the past century. The attempt to outlaw war as a means of national policy and to establish a system of collective security after both World Wars resulted in the creation of the United Nations Charter, which remains a principal point of reference for the law on the use of force to this day. There have, however, been considerable challenges to the law on the prohibition of the use of force over the past two decades.

• This Oxford Handbook provides the most comprehensive, authoritative, and detailed study into the use of force in international law yet available.
• Over sixty experts offer an unparalleled assessment of the law of the use of force from a range of inter-disciplinary perspectives.
• Investigates key recent controversies in this field, including forcible humanitarian action and pro-democratic intervention, the expansive interpretation of self-defence, the ability of non-state actors to mount armed attacks of significant scale and destructive power, and the doctrine of exceptionalism.

For more information about this book, please refer to the OUP website. For information about other publications by Professor Weller, see his Faculty Profile.

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