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Collective Self-Defence in International Law

Green, James A.

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Collective self-defence can be defined as the use of military force by one or more states to aid another state that is an innocent victim of armed attack. However, it is a legal justification that is open to abuse and its exercise risks escalating conflict. Recent years have seen an unprecedented increase in the number of collective self-defence claims. It has been the main basis for US-led action in Syria (2014–) and was advanced by Russia in relation to its full-scale invasion of Ukraine (2022–). Yet, there has still been little analysis of collective self-defence in international law. This book crucially progresses the debate on various fundamental and under-explored questions about the conceptual nature of collective self-defence and the requirements for its operation. Green provides the most detailed and extensive account of collective self-defence to date, at a time when it is being invoked more than ever before.

Book Type Monograph
Online Publication Date Jan 25, 2024
Publication Date Jan 25, 2024
Deposit Date Feb 7, 2024
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Series Title Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
Series Number 184
DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009406420
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11674667