This book aims to examine the conditions under which the decision to use force can be reckoned as legitimate in internat
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When is the use of force for humanitarian purposes legitimate? The book examines this question through one of the most c
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Throughout the 1990s, Iraq has been the target not only of military attack but of the most draconian and protracted econ
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The principle of nonuse of force except in self-defense is central to the concept of UN peacekeeping. F.T. Liu recounts
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International interventions in conflict-ridden societies have left a trail of debacles behind. The limited military inte
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