TY - BOOK AU - Qureshi, Dr. Waseem Ahmad AU - Ruys,Tom AU - Corten,Olivier AU - Hofer,Alexandra TI - The Use of Force in International Law: SN - 9789693710243 U1 - 341 21 PY - 2019/// CY - Islamabad PB - National Book Foundation (NBF) KW - Intervention (International law) KW - Aggression (International law) KW - Self-defense (International law) KW - War (International law) KW - Peacekeeping forces KW - Treaties KW - 86.92 law of war N1 - part I. The Cold War era (1945-89) -- part II. The post-Cold War era (1990-2000) -- part III. The post-9/11 era (2001- ) N2 - Since the adoption of the UN Charter in 1945, the use of cross-border force has been frequent. This volume invites a range of experts to examine over sixty conflicts, from military interventions to targeted killings and hostage rescue operations, and to ask how powerful precedent can be in determining hostile encounters in international law.-- ER -