Armed Intervention and Consent

In the past decade, outside states have relied on the real or alleged ‘invitation’ of one of the parties to launch numerous military operations. In this book, three experts examine the relevant legal issues, ranging from sovereignty, and the scope and relevance of consent, to the use of force and the role of the UN Security Council. Using critical historical analysis, qualitative case studies, and large-N empirics, the authors debate their topics within a unique trialogue format. Accommodating pluralism, the format highlights divergence between and common ground across each of the three approaches. Benefiting from the authors’ in-depth analysis of recent cases of armed intervention and diverse perspectives, this collection aims to develop and deepen our understanding of the law of military intervention. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Dino Kritsiotis is a professor of public international law, co-director of the Nottingham International Law and Security Centre, and head of the International Humanitarian Law Unit at the University of Nottingham. Professor Kritsiotis is also the co-editor of Conceptual and Contextual Perspectives on the Modern Law of Treaties (2018).

Olivier Corten is a professor at the Université libre de Bruxelles and Associate Member of the Institut de droit international. He authored The Law against War (2021). Professor Corten taught at the Hague Academy of International Law and has appeared as counsel before the International Court of Justice in several cases.

Gregory H. Fox is a professor at Wayne State University. He has authored numerous publications on international law and democratic governance, occupation law, international control of territory, and customary law. Professor Fox was co-counsel to the State of Eritrea in the Zukar-Hanish arbitration with Yemen and has served as counsel in alien tort statute cases in US courts.