This book examines the international law of forcible
intervention in civil wars, in particular the role of party-consent
in affecting the legality of such intervention.
In modern international law, it is a near consensus that no
state can use force against another the main exceptions being
self-defence and actions mandated by a UN Security Council
resolution. However, one more potential exception exists: forcible
intervention undertaken upon the invitation or consent of a
government, seeking assistance in confronting armed opposition
groups within its territory. Although the latter exception is of
increasing importance, the numerous questions it raises have
received scant attention in the current body of literature.
This volume fills this gap by analyzing the consent-exception in
a wide context, and attempting to delineate its limits, including
cases in which government consent power is not only negated, but
might be transferred to opposition groups. The book also discusses
the concept of consensual intervention in contemporary
international law, in juxtaposition to traditional legal doctrines.
It traces the development of law in this context by drawing from
historical examples such as the Spanish Civil War, as well as
recent cases such those of the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Somalia, Libya, and Syria.
This book will be of much interest to students of international
law, civil wars, the Responsibility to Protect, war and conflict
studies, and IR in general.
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