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Justification and excuse in international law : concept and theory of general defences

"The defences available to a state under the law of state responsibility can be considered either justifications (which render acts lawful) or excuses (excluding the responsibility of the state for wrongful conduct). This book is the first to comprehensively examine the distinction, informed by...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Paddeu, Federica
Format: Printed Book
Published: UK, Cambridge, 2018.
Series:Cambridge studies in international and comparative law ;
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Justification and excuse in international law; 2. Consent; 3. Self-defence; 4. Countermeasures; 5. Force majeure; 5. State of necessity; 6. Distress; Conclusion.