Includes bibliographical references and index

Basic conditions of peace and security -- Arms control law -- The use of force in international law -- The regulation of private violence -- Collective security law -- The law of armed conflict -- Post-conflict law -- Peace and justice

This updated and revised second edition of Advanced Introduction to International Conflict and Security Law provides a concise and insightful guide to the key principles of international law governing peacetime security, arms control, the use of force, armed conflict and post-conflict situations. Nigel D. White explores the complex legal regimes that have been created to control levels of armaments, to limit the occasions when governments can use military force, to mitigate the conduct of warfare and to build peace