When can a state give political support to a military intervention in another state? The Government of the Netherlands commissioned an Expert Group to examine t

Since the adoption of the UN Charter in 1945, the use of cross-border force has been frequent. This volume invites a range of experts to examine over sixty conf

Violence or the potential for violence is a fact of human existence. Many societies, including our own, reward martial success or skill at arms. The ways in whi

During the 1990s, humanitarian intervention seemed to promise a world in which democracy, self-determination and human rights would be privileged over national

This book investigates the extent to which traditional international law regulating foreign interventions in internal conflicts has been affected by the human r