Inter-State Assistance in War Under International Law
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Inter-State Assistance in War Under International Law
Wentker, Alexander | Kreß, Claus
German Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 66 (2023), Iss. 1 : pp. 325–351
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Alexander Wentker, Max-Planck-Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law ,
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dr. h.c. Claus Kreß, University of Cologne ,
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Abstract: Inter-State assistance in war is probably as old a phenomenon as warfare itself and has remained a characteristic feature of today’s international armed conflicts. Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine shows, however, that crucial legal questions to which such assistance gives rise under today’s multi-layered international legal regulation of war remain understudied. This article, therefore, analyses three main sets of legal implications of inter-State assistance under the
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| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Wentker And Claus Kress\nInter-State Assistance in War Under International Law | 325 | ||
| I. Introduction | 326 | ||
| II. Use of Force | 327 | ||
| Military Assistance to the Victim of an Armed Attack | 329 | ||
| Military Assistance to the Perpetrator of an Armed Attack | 334 | ||
| III. Neutrality | 337 | ||
| IV. Co-Party Status | 342 | ||
| The Legal Relevance of Identifying (Co-)Parties | 343 | ||
| The Legal Criteria for Identifying (Co-)Parties | 346 | ||
| V. Conclusion | 350 |