Resort to the Use of Force
Tripos Part IB, Paper 38: International Law
This handout is only for lecture 1; the rest will follow
1. Reading
A. Primary materials:
Charter of the United Nations, articles 1, 2(3) and 2(4) and Chapter VII
General Assembly Resolutions:
o Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and
Co-Operation among States in accordance with the UN Charter (Friendly
Relations Declaration (UNGA res 2625 (XXV) 1970)
o The Definition of Aggression (UNGA res 3314 (XXIX) 1974)
o Declaration on the Non-Use of Force (UNGA res 42/22 1987)
B. Textbooks (at least one of the following three):
Evans (ed) International Law (5th edn, 2018) Chapter 20 (Professor Gray’s);
Shaw, International Law (8th edn, 2017) Chapter 19;
Crawford, Brownlie’s Principles of International Law (8th edn, 2012) Chapter 33
You can skip sections on peacekeeping since we do not cover that in this course.
C. The most relevant cases:
Harris, Cases and Materials in International Law (8th edn, 2015) Chapter 11
Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v USA)
(Merits) (1986) ICJ Rep 14
Case Concerning Oil Platforms (Iran v USA) (Merits) (2003) ICJ Rep 161
Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall (Advisory Opinion) (2004) ICJ Rep
136, 194 para 139
Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo v
Uganda) (2005) ICJ Rep 168
D. Further reading:
See suggestions throughout this lecture handout and on the model supervision sheet.
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Tripos Part IB, Paper 38: International Law
This handout is only for lecture 1; the rest will follow
1. Reading
A. Primary materials:
Charter of the United Nations, articles 1, 2(3) and 2(4) and Chapter VII
General Assembly Resolutions:
o Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and
Co-Operation among States in accordance with the UN Charter (Friendly
Relations Declaration (UNGA res 2625 (XXV) 1970)
o The Definition of Aggression (UNGA res 3314 (XXIX) 1974)
o Declaration on the Non-Use of Force (UNGA res 42/22 1987)
B. Textbooks (at least one of the following three):
Evans (ed) International Law (5th edn, 2018) Chapter 20 (Professor Gray’s);
Shaw, International Law (8th edn, 2017) Chapter 19;
Crawford, Brownlie’s Principles of International Law (8th edn, 2012) Chapter 33
You can skip sections on peacekeeping since we do not cover that in this course.
C. The most relevant cases:
Harris, Cases and Materials in International Law (8th edn, 2015) Chapter 11
Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v USA)
(Merits) (1986) ICJ Rep 14
Case Concerning Oil Platforms (Iran v USA) (Merits) (2003) ICJ Rep 161
Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall (Advisory Opinion) (2004) ICJ Rep
136, 194 para 139
Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo v
Uganda) (2005) ICJ Rep 168
D. Further reading:
See suggestions throughout this lecture handout and on the model supervision sheet.
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