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The Collapse of Consent: Is a Legalist Use-of-Force Regime Possible?

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This, then, is the state of things: International law provides no clear standards by which to assess the lawfulness of intervention by states, but it does set out a standard by which to assess the lawfulness of intervention by the Security Council—a standard that precludes intervention in states’ domestic affairs. This groundwork having been laid, it is now possible to ask whether the construction of a true legalist use-of-force regime is feasible. The answer will depend upon what constitutes an authentic legalist order, and whether one now exists.

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Glennon, M.J. (2001). The Collapse of Consent: Is a Legalist Use-of-Force Regime Possible?. In: Limits of Law, Prerogatives of Power. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403982537_6

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