International Law Law

Collective Self-Defence in International Law

By James A. Green
Cambridge University Press January 2024

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ISBN-13
9781009406383
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication
January 2024
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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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 still has 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.

  • Provides the most detailed and extensive account of collective self-defence at a time when it is being invoked by states more than ever
  • Employs a methodology focused heavily on analysis where conclusions are grounded in an extensive study rather than being purely rooted in legal theory
  • Reaches new conclusions regarding the legal status and requirement for collective self-defence

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Delineating collective self-defence
2. The history and development of collective Self-defence
3. The requirements shared by individual and collective self-defence
4. The purported declaration and request requirements for collective self-defence
5. The issuer of a collective self-defence request
6. The manner and form of a collective self-defence request
7. Collective self-defence treaty arrangements
8. The relationship between collective self-defence and military assistance on request
Conclusion
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