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Names: Schmidt, Julia, author.
Title: The European Union and the use of force / Julia Schmidt.
Description: Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill NV, [2020] | Series: Studies in EU external relations, 1875-0451 ; volume 17 | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “This book was completed at the University of Exeter and partly builds on my PhD studies at the University of Edinburgh and on some of the research undertaken during my time as a research fellow at the University of Nottingham. In particular, I wish to thank Dr Chad Damro and Professor Jo Shaw for their support. I am also grateful to Professor Mary Footer and Professor Nigel D White for their advice and for including me in the activities of the Nottingham International Law and Security Centre”– Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020030065 (print) | LCCN 2020030066 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004356061 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004356078 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: European Union countries–Military policy. | European Union countries–Defenses. | Military law–European Union countries. | United Nations. Security Council. | Responsibility to protect (International law)–European Union countries. | Humanitarian intervention–European Union countries. | Humanitarian law–European Union countries. | International law and human rights–European Union countries.
Classification: LCC KJE7690 .S36 2020 (print) | LCC KJE7690 (ebook) | DDC 341.6094–dc23
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ISSN 1875-0451
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