| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 171 pages) |
| Series |
Contemporary security studies |
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Contemporary security studies.
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| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 The concept of aggression in international relations; 2 Aggression in the post-World War I settlement; 3 State aggression at the League, 1920 to 1940; 4 Aggression and individual criminal responsibility at Nuremberg and subsequent trials; 5 Aggression and individual criminal responsibility at the Tokyo Trial; 6 The UN's 'definition' of state aggression, 1944 to 1974; 7 The International Law Commission's attempts to criminalise state aggression, 1946 to 1998; 8 State aggression at the UN, 1945 to 2009; 9 Conclusion |
| Summary |
Aggression, Crime and International Security examines the concept of aggression in international relations and how it has been dealt with by international law and collective security organisations. This book analyses the evolution of the concept of aggression in international relations from World War I to the post-Rome Statute era. It charts the emergence of two competing visions of this notion: on the one hand, as a triggering mechanism for collective security enforcement among states, and, on the other, as an international crime giving rise to individual responsibility. The author argues tha |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-166) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Aggression (International law) -- History -- 20th century
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Security, International -- History -- 20th century
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World politics -- 20th century.
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International relations -- History -- 20th century
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LAW -- International.
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Aggression (International law)
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International relations
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Security, International
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World politics
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203877371 |
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0203877373 |
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9780415485241 |
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041548524X |
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