TY - BOOK AU - Dinstein,Yoram TI - War, aggression, and self-defence SN - 052161631X (pbk.) U1 - 341.6 PY - 2005/// CY - Cambridge [England] PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Aggression (International law) KW - War (International law) KW - Self-defense (International law) KW - International relations N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction to the fourth edition. - From the introduction to the first edition. - Table of cases. - Table of treaties. - Table of security council and general assembly resolutions. - List of abbreviations. - Pt. I: The legal nature of war. - 1. What is war? - 2. The course of war. - Pt. II: The illegality of war. - 3. A historical perspective of the legal status of war. - 4. The contemporary prohibition of the use of inter-state force. - 5. The criminality of war of aggression. - 6. Controversial consequences of the change in the legal status of war. - Pt. III: Exceptions to the prohibition of the use of inter-state force. - 7. The concept of self-defence. - 8. The modality of individual self-defence. - 9. Collective self-defence. - 10. Collective security. - Conclusion. - Index of persons. - Index of subjects ER -