Book contents
- Rebellions and Civil Wars
- Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law: 165
- Rebellions and Civil Wars
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Cases
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Acts Committed in the Context of the Establishment of a New Government
- Part II Acts Committed in the Context of the Creation of a New State
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
1 - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 November 2021
Book contents
- Rebellions and Civil Wars
- Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law: 165
- Rebellions and Civil Wars
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Cases
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Acts Committed in the Context of the Establishment of a New Government
- Part II Acts Committed in the Context of the Creation of a New State
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
Summary
This Chapter examines the scope of this book and a number of essential definitions: rebellions and civil wars, ‘insurrectional movements’ and rebels, conduct (including wrongful acts) of rebels and governments, whether the outcome is the establishment of a new government or the creation of a new State, and the important distinction between Matters of ‘Attribution’ and ‘Responsibility’. This Chapter examines the structure of this book.
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- Rebellions and Civil WarsState Responsibility for the Conduct of Insurgents, pp. 1 - 32Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021