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The Contemporary Legal Approach to War and International Violence: A General Overview The Contemporary Legal Approach to War and International Violence: A General Overview
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Jus ad Bellum: From Prohibition to the Multiplication of Legal Justifications Jus ad Bellum: From Prohibition to the Multiplication of Legal Justifications
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The Prohibitions Included in Article 2 (4) of the Charter The Prohibitions Included in Article 2 (4) of the Charter
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Self-Defence and its Extensions Self-Defence and its Extensions
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Evolving Practices of the United Nations Security Council Evolving Practices of the United Nations Security Council
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From Humanitarian Intervention to the Responsibility to Protect From Humanitarian Intervention to the Responsibility to Protect
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Use of Armed Force by Non-State Actors Use of Armed Force by Non-State Actors
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United States Doctrine about the Use of Armed Force and the Relevance of the Charter United States Doctrine about the Use of Armed Force and the Relevance of the Charter
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Jus in Bello: From the Development of Humanitarian Law to its Crisis Jus in Bello: From the Development of Humanitarian Law to its Crisis
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Unification Unification
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Strengthening Strengthening
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Loopholes Loopholes
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Notes Notes
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References References
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8 The Evolving Legal Aspects of War
Get accessSerge Sur is Professor of International Law, Paris Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) University.
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Published:18 September 2012
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Abstract
In the aftermath of the two world wars of the twentieth century, the general aspiration of the community of nations has been to put a definitive ending to that kind of catastrophe, and to establish a set of international rules and mechanisms to avoid their re-emergence. The result was the Charter of the United Nations, formally adopted in San Francisco on 26 June 1945, even before the end of the Second World War. The UN Charter remains till now the main legal instrument, including specific rules and related bodies, about the international use of force, its limitations, and enforcement thereof. The Charter had been preceded by several decades of efforts leading to a general prohibition of war in international relations among states. The Versailles Treaty in 1919, which included the Covenant of the League of Nations, made some moves in that direction, and was completed ten years later by the Briand–Kellogg pact (1928), banning war for national interest purposes.
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