TY - BOOK AU - Stürchler,Nikolas TI - The threat of force in international law SN - 9780521873888 U1 - 341.58 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Ultimatums (International relations) KW - Aggression (International law) KW - Crimes against peace N1 - Birth and infancy of a charter rule : the open framework -- The menu choice : a guide to interpretation -- Precedents of the International Court of Justice -- Deciphering post-Charter practice: means and limits -- Open threats to extract concessions -- Demonstrations of force -- Countervailing threats or: threats in self-defence -- Findings and conclusions -- Epilogue : the law in operation ER -