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Threat to the Peace
The Interpretation by the Security Council of Article 39 of the UN Charter

By Inger Österdahl
Oct. 1998
Almqvist & Wiksell
ISBN: 91-7678-373-1
176 p.
$69.50 Paper Original

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This book analyzes the practice of the Security Council with respect to the notion of a "threat to the peace" and the kind of action taken in response to such threats. The author concludes that in both respects the practice of the Council is important but inconsistent.

Law
Political Science
Series: Studies in International Law