ABSTRACT

This volume brings together experts and political actors from the United States and the USSR to assess the status of international law in the post-Cold War era with the intention of contributing ideas, judgements, and proposals tempered by experience. The topics covered range from terrorism to peaceful conflict resolution; from the renunciation of aggression to the right of self-defence; from chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons limitations to problems of verification; and from the military use of space to the right of political self-determination. Each chapter features contributions by both US and Soviet experts who have themselves participated in high-level policy making and international negotiations in the area (including, for example, the ABM, SALTI, SALTII, CFE, and START talks).

part I|1 pages

International Legal Principles and Rules in the Military Sphere

chapter 1|20 pages

Renunciation of Military Aggression and the Threat thereof as an Instrument of National Policy

The un Charter and the Prohibition of Aggression in the Post-Cold War Era

chapter 2|14 pages

The Scope of Legitimate Self-Defense

chapter 3|16 pages

Internal Conflicts and International Law

chapter 4|63 pages

Limitations on Nuclear Weapons

chapter 7|17 pages

Limitations on the Military Use of Space