Tom Ruys: 2 books
International Law
A European Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2018
This textbook offers for the first time a comprehensive analysis of the classic doctrines and main areas of international law from a European perspective, meeting the needs of the many European law schools teaching public international law in English. Special attention is devoted to the practice of...
'Armed Attack' and Article 51 of the UN Charter
Evolutions in Customary Law and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2010
This book examines to what extent the right of self-defence, as laid down in Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, permits States to launch military operations against other States. In particular, it focuses on the occurrence of an 'armed attack' - the crucial trigger for the activation...