This examines the international law of forcible intervention in civil wars, focusing on the question of the consent of one of the parties to the conflict as a legitimizing factor for an external action.

In modern international law, there exists a consensus that no state can use force against another, the main exceptions being self-defence and forcible actions mandated by a UN Security Council resolution. One more exception exists: forcible intervention on invitation or with the consent of a government, seeking assistance in an attempt to defeat an armed insurrection - usually on the...

This book examines the international law of forcible intervention in civil wars, in particular the role of party-consent in affecting the legality of such intervention.

In modern international law, it is a near consensus that no state can use force against another the main exceptions being self-defence and actions mandated by a UN Security Council resolution. However, one more potential exception exists: forcible intervention undertaken upon the invitation or consent of a government, seeking assistance in confronting armed opposition groups within its territory. Although the latter...