International Law and the Principle of Non-Intervention

Marco Roscini is Professor of International Law at the University of Westminster and Swiss Chair of International Humanitarian Law at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights. He has a PhD in International Law from Sapienza University of Rome and has published widely in the field of international security law.

Roscini (law, Univ. of Westminster, England) has compiled an extensive review of thinking about the principle of nonintervention in international law. His impressive research covers historical, theoretical, and systemic factors. The book is a veritable one-volume encyclopedia on the subject.

• Introduction I: The Development of the Principle of Non-Intervention from the End of the Religious Wars in Europe to the Outbreak of the Second World War II: The Principle of Non-Intervention in the Framework of the Sources of Contemporary International Law and in the Current Scholarly Debate III: The Content of the Principle of Non-Intervention IV: The Application of the Principle of Non-Intervention in Civil Strife and the Role of Consent V: The Interaction Between the Principle of Non-Intervention and that of Internal Self-Determination VI: The Interaction Between the Principle of Non-Intervention and That of External Self-Determination VII: The Interaction Between the Principle of Non-Intervention and Respect for International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law VIII: The Principle of Non-Intervention in the Information Age: Cyber Operations as a New Means of Coercion in the Domestic Affairs of States General Conclusions