The Handbook covers key conceptual topics drawn from across the three areas of jus ad bellum, jus in bello and jus post bellum.Publisher Synopsis'A most important and timely collection of essays that places the established international rules in their modern and challenging of context.' - Philippe Sands QC, University College London, UK 'Events of the past fifteen years have sharpened the focus on well-known issues in international conflict and security law. What responses to international terrorism are permissible? Can humanitarian intervention be justified under international law? The Research Handbook on International Conflict and Security Law addresses these and other debates across the areas of conflict prevention, use of force and post-conflict reconstruction, with the critical insight for which the contributors are known.' - James Crawford, University of Cambridge