Extraterritorial Use of Force Against Non-State Actors

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This book is an important contribution to the discourse on how contemporary international law can react to the challenge of Non-State Actors participating in armed conflicts. Lubell is the first author to bring together the area of international law that regulates the resort to force in the territory of other States, IHL and IHRL with respect to the extraterritorial forcible measures against Non-State Actors in one book. As such, the book serves both as a primer for those who want to familiarize themselves with the system of international law concerning armed conflicts, and -- more particularly -- as an attempt to apply the international law system to Non-State Actors...it is a worthwhile read for students and scholars studying the use of force in international law, and practitioners working in this area. * Hadassa A. Noorda, University of Amsterdam * Lobell's writing is clear, logical, and organized...Lucid and well-argued, Extraterritorial Use of Force against Non-State Actors is recommended for those seeking to better understand international law's treatment of self-defense or non-state actors. * Humza Kazmi, Military Law and the Law War Review * Lubell's study makes a substantial contribution...through a well-argued analysis of the current state of international law applicable to the use of force extraterritorial against non-state actors. * Richard Burchill, Legal Studies * This is a balanced and cogent work on a very topical aspect of the international law on the use of force. The author covers all relevant dimensions: the jus ad bellum, international humanitarian law and international human rights law. The writing is clear, the use of sources and analysis rigorous and convincing. * Sir Michael Wood * Lubell's monograph presents an objective and above all well-balanced account of the law as it currently stands with respect to the use of force against non-State actors...[A] very recommendable read. * German Yearbook of International Law * Lubell's study makes a substantial contribution to this debate through a well-argued analysis of the current state...Lubell's work provides an excellent base for further engagement with these difficult issues. * Richard Burchill, Legal Studies * Libraries, professors, researchers, and international decision-makers would be far better equipped for their respective tasks by including this book on their must read list. Novices and seasoned publicists will appreciate the insightful, provocative, and common sense approach herein presented. It is a superbly written mini-treatise on self-defense and the evolving principles which govern - and should govern - the contemporary challenges posed by non-State actors. * ASIL * ...the book contains a thorough, detailed, and accomplished discussion of the law that applies to the extraterritorial use of force against non-state actors. * Nicholas Tsagourias, University of Glasgow *