War, Aggression and Self-Defence

Yoram Dinstein

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511841019

Yoram Dinstein's seminal textbook is an essential guide to the legal issues of war and peace, armed attack, self-defence and enforcement measures taken under the aegis of the Security Council. This fourth edition incorporates new material on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, response to armed attacks by terrorists, recent resolutions adopted by the Security Council, and the latest pronouncements of the International Court of Justice. In addition, several new sections consider consent by States to the use of force (as expressed either ad hoc or by treaty); an armed attack by non-State actors; the various phases in the Gulf War up to the occupation of Iraq in 2003 and beyond; and immunities from jurisdiction. With many segments being rewritten to reflect recent State practice, this book remains a comprehensive and highly readable introduction to the legal issues surrounding war and self-defence. An indispensable tool for students and practitioners.

'Because of its clear structure, the frequent cross-references and the frequent use of examples and of cases - real and fictitious -, this legal textbook is a great resource for students studying the ius ad bellum. In particular, the examples facilitate an easy and speedy understanding of the theoretical issues. … The book is also a good reference work for practitioners.'

Source: Military Law and the Law of War Review

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-x

Introduction to the fourth edition
pp xi-xi

From the introduction to the first edition
pp xii-xiii

Table of cases
pp xiv-xv

Table of treaties
pp xvi-xix

Table of security council and general assembly resolutions
pp xx-xxi

List of abbreviations
pp xxii-xxvi

Part I - The legal nature of war
pp 1-2

1 - What is war?
pp 3-29

2 - The course of war
pp 30-60

Part II - The illegality of war
pp 61-62

3 - A historical perspective of the legal status of war
pp 63-82

4 - The contemporary prohibition of the use of inter-State force
pp 83-116

5 - The criminality of war of aggression
pp 117-150

6 - Controversial consequences of the change in the legal status of war
pp 151-172

Part III - Exceptions to the prohibition of the use of inter-state force
pp 173-174

7 - The concept of self-defence
pp 175-218

8 - The modality of individual self-defence
pp 219-251

9 - Collective self-defence
pp 252-277

10 - Collective security
pp 278-325

Conclusion
pp 326-328

Index of persons
pp 329-335

Index of subject
pp 336-349

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