This book casts new light on the application of the principle of proportionality in international law. Proportionality is claimed to play a central role in gove

1. Introduction 2. What is Proportionality? 3. Proportionality: A Multiplicity of Meanings 4. Proportionality in the Just War Tradition 5. Proportionality in In

In Proportionality in International Humanitarian Law, Amichai Cohen and David Zlotogorski offer a fresh and comprehensive look at the principle of proportionali

There are legal limits on the circumstances under which states may use military force to address a perceived or actual threat. The concepts of necessity and pro

States invariably justify using force extraterritorially by reference to their right of self-defence. In doing so, they accept that the exercise of this right i