Postgraduate Module Descriptor


LAWM037: The Use of Force in International Law

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

Indicative Reading List

This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.

Y. Dinstein, War, Aggression and Self-Defence (6th edn, CUP 2017)

C. Gray, International Law and the Use of Force (4th edn, OUP 2018)

T. Ruys, 'Armed Attack' and Article 51 of the UN Charter (CUP 2011)

C. Henderson, The Use of Force and International Law (CUP 2018)

T. Ruys and O. Corten (eds) with A. Hofer, The Use of Force in International Law: A Case-Based Approach (OUP 2018)