LAWS259 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Nicaragua V. United States
14 Jul 2020
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Week 9 international law and the use of force readings. Recommended readings: nicaragua case, icj, merits, evans, chap 20. Further readings: christine gray, international law and the use of force (4th ed, 2018, corten, "the unwilling or unable test: has it been, or could it be accepted?" (2016) 29 leiden journal of international law 777: oliver schacter, "self-defence and the rule of law" (1989) 83 ajil 259. Chapter 33: use of threat of force by states: historical overview 1815-1945. The prevailing view at this time was that resort to war was an attribute of statehood. League of nations covenant of 1919 essentially reflected nineteenth century thinking. Emerged in 2001 in a report of the international commission on intervention and state sovereignty (iciss) adopted in several other un documents. Act of aggression" (c) responses to threats to or breaches of the peace (i) (ii) (iii) There is something to be said for the law of the charter.
