The most authoritative work in the field, this classic study is once again available. Professor Brownlie has confined himself to the pursuit, on historic lines, of an estimation of the extent of legal prohibition of the use of force by states. He includes the deliberations and findings of political organs of the League of Nations and the United Nations, as well as a study of the quality of prohibition of force, making some indication of relevant corollaries. Readership: Scholars and students of international law and international relations; military personnel and advisers to Government departments.

Ian Brownlie, CBE, QC, FBA, Chichele Professor of Public International Law, University of Oxford, and Fellow of All Souls College