While an abundance of literature covers the right of states to defend themselves against external aggression, this is the first book dedicated to the right to p

While an abundance of literature covers the right of states to defend themselves against external aggression, this is the first book dedicated to the right to p

The book examines in detail one of the most controversial topic in current international law, namely the scope and extent of the right of individual self-defens

Determining the earliest point in time at which international law authorises a state to exercise its inherent right of self-defence is an issue which has been d