The Use of Force and International Law offers an authoritative overview of international law
governing the resort to force. Looking through the prism of the contemporary challenges that …

Secrecy is a staple of world politics and a pervasive feature of political life. Leaders keep
secrets as they conduct sensitive diplomatic missions, convince reluctant publics to throw …

Why do leaders sometimes turn to covert action when overthrowing foreign regimes? Many
scholars locate secrecy's appeal in its capacity to help control escalation dynamics or shield …

The international law on the use of force is one of the oldest branches of international law. It
is an area twinned with the emergence of international law as a concept in itself, and which …

Consider the following scenario: An individual with ties to a terrorist group is killed in a
targeted strike in East Africa. Media reporting of the incident trickles out gradually; some …

English summary: Cyber attacks are not only a relatively new phenomenon, but also raise
serious technical and legal concerns. Usually the victim does not possess any information …

Complaints about the rise of the" imperial Presidency" often emphasize in particular the
growth in the President's control over the use of military force. 1 Even though the …

From the crossbow to the rifle, the biplane to the jet fighter, the mortar to the atomic bomb,
advances in technology have often been adapted for military ends.'Because of their novel …

This article examines the influence of civilian protection norms on China's response to the
2011 crisis in Libya. It argues that Responsibility to Protect—an emerging norm commonly …

THIS BOOK BRINGS together two rather unlikely legal bed fellows. On the one hand is
equity, a series of general principles and doctrines devised to infuse the domestic legal …