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This book examines the extent which the proliferation of military assistance on request is changing the rules governing the use of force. The author explores the authority to make these requests, particularly during civil wars where some territorial control may be lost and there is a risk of systematic violations of international humanitarian law.
Info autore
Erika de Wet is Professor of International Law in the Faculty of Law of the University of Graz, Austria. She is also Honorary Professor in the Faculty of Law, University of Bonn, Germany. She was the SARChI Professor of International Constitutional Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa. She was also founding Co-Director of the Institute for International and Comparative Law at the Universits of Pretoria. She was also tenured Professor of International Constitutional Law at the Amsterdam Center for International Law.
Erika de Wet completed her B. Iur and LL.B as well as her LL.D at the University of the Free State (South Africa). She holds an LL.M from Harvard University and completed her Habilitationsschrift at the University of Zurich.
She is currently is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for Development Policy of the Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rules of Law; and the General Council of the International Society of Public Law (ICON*S).
Riassunto
This book examines the extent which the proliferation of military assistance on request is changing the rules governing the use of force. The author explores the authority to make these requests, particularly during civil wars where some territorial control may be lost and there is a risk of systematic violations of international humanitarian law.
Testo aggiuntivo
The book is well written and compelling. Rather than delving into enigmatic theoretical principles often in need of decoding, De Wet tackles controversial issues on a practical level.
