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Countermeasures and sanctions (2024)
Book Chapter
White, N. D. (in press). Countermeasures and sanctions. In M. Evans (Ed.), International Law (521-547). Oxford University Press (OUP)

The issue of enforcement by means of non-forcible measures is one of the least developed areas of international law. Two legal regimes are relatively clear—non- forcible countermeasures taken by States (countermeasures) and non-forcible measures take... Read More about Countermeasures and sanctions.

Advanced Introduction to International Conflict and Security Law (2023)
Book
White, N. (2023). Advanced Introduction to International Conflict and Security Law. (2nd edition). Edward Elgar Publishing

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 forc... Read More about Advanced Introduction to International Conflict and Security Law.

The Security Council and Impartiality in the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes (2023)
Book Chapter
White, N. D. (2023). The Security Council and Impartiality in the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes. In R. Buchan, D. Francini, & N. Tsagourias (Eds.), The Changing Character of International Dispute Settlement: Challenges and Prospects (317-343). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009076296.018

In this chapter, Nigel White assesses the contribution of the UN’s collective security system to the settlement of international disputes. This chapter tests the assumption that impartial law-based dispute settlement by the Security Council is neithe... Read More about The Security Council and Impartiality in the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes.

The position of the European security architecture within the international legal order (2023)
Journal Article
White, N. D. (2023). The position of the European security architecture within the international legal order. Italian Yearbook of International Law Online, 32 (2022), 3-24

With the universal architecture for peace and security centred upon the UN Charter of 1945 and the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) of 1968 being built on great power foundations, there are manifest problems when there is no consensus amongst those gre... Read More about The position of the European security architecture within the international legal order.

Military Justice and the Punishment of Atrocity Crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq (2023)
Book Chapter
White, N. D. (in press). Military Justice and the Punishment of Atrocity Crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq. In R. Mulgrew, & M. J. Christensen (Eds.), Research Handbook on the Punishment of Atrocity Crimes. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing

The adjective ‘atrocity’ reflects the uniqueness of atrocity crimes and their separateness from normal criminal conduct. This chapter examines the distinction between ‘ordinary’ crimes and ‘atrocity crimes’ to provide a critical framework for the e... Read More about Military Justice and the Punishment of Atrocity Crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq.

In Search of Due Diligence Obligations in UN Peacekeeping Operations: Identifying Standards for Accountability (2020)
Journal Article
White, N. D. (2020). In Search of Due Diligence Obligations in UN Peacekeeping Operations: Identifying Standards for Accountability. Journal of International Peacekeeping, 23(3-4), 203-225. https://doi.org/10.1163/18754112-02303005

It is argued in this article that due diligence, grounded on positive duties under international human rights law, is a standard against which to measure the performance of UN peacekeeping forces. Its adoption by the UN will improve accountability, b... Read More about In Search of Due Diligence Obligations in UN Peacekeeping Operations: Identifying Standards for Accountability.

From Covenant to Charter: A Legacy Squandered? (2020)
Journal Article
White, N. (2020). From Covenant to Charter: A Legacy Squandered?. International Community Law Review, 22(3-4), 310-330. https://doi.org/10.1163/18719732-12341432

The “Covenant” embodied the idea of a contract for peace in 1919. The “Charter” of 1945 appeared more boldly to embody a world constitution for peace. This article analyses the United Nations and its predecessor organisation, the League of Nations, t... Read More about From Covenant to Charter: A Legacy Squandered?.

The League of Nations, autonomy and collective security (2020)
Journal Article
White, N. (2020). The League of Nations, autonomy and collective security. London Review of International Law, 8(1), 89–120. https://doi.org/10.1093/lril/lraa010

This article tests the assumption that in institutional and legal design the League of Nations was incapable of providing collective security. The lens through which this issue is scrutinised is the concept of institutional legal autonomy, in other w... Read More about The League of Nations, autonomy and collective security.

Understanding nuclear deterrence within the international constitutional architecture (2019)
Book Chapter
White, N. D. (2019). Understanding nuclear deterrence within the international constitutional architecture. In J. Black-Branch, & D. Fleck (Eds.), Nuclear Non-Proliferation in International Law - Volume V - Legal Challenges for Nuclear Security and Deterrence. T.M.C. Asser Press

Once they were created, and scientific knowledge spread, it has proved very difficult to remove nuclear weapons from the international security landscape. However, if the broader international constitutional architecture, which includes the UN Charte... Read More about Understanding nuclear deterrence within the international constitutional architecture.

Peacekeeping Doctrine: An Autonomous Legal Order? (2019)
Journal Article
White, N. D. (2019). Peacekeeping Doctrine: An Autonomous Legal Order?. Nordic Journal of International Law, 88(1), 86-110. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718107-088010005

This article explores the legal bases of autonomy in peacekeeping and whether it has developed to such an extent that there are signs of a self-referential legal order governing peacekeeping, separate from other legal orders. Given that it will be sh... Read More about Peacekeeping Doctrine: An Autonomous Legal Order?.

Autonomous and collective sanctions in the international legal order (2018)
Book Chapter
White, N. D. (2018). Autonomous and collective sanctions in the international legal order. In Italian yearbook of international law 27 (2017). Brill

The UK government is currently proposing the enactment of a “Sanctions Act” upon the UK’s withdrawal from the EU in 2019, embodying a right to impose “autonomous sanctions” against other states and non-state actors, on the basis that the UK will no l... Read More about Autonomous and collective sanctions in the international legal order.

Ending the US embargo of Cuba: international law in dispute (2018)
Journal Article
White, N. D. (2018). Ending the US embargo of Cuba: international law in dispute. Journal of Latin American Studies, 51(1), 163-186. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022216X18000718

The announcement by Presidents Obama and Castro in December 2014 of a major step towards normalisation of inter-state relations was part of what is primarily a political process, but normalisation implies a return to peaceful inter-state relations ba... Read More about Ending the US embargo of Cuba: international law in dispute.

Blurring public and private security in Indonesia: corporate interests and human rights in a fragile environment (2018)
Journal Article
White, N. D., Footer, M. E., Senior, K., Dorp, M. V., Kiezebrink, V., Wasi Gede Puraka, Y., & Anzas, A. (2018). Blurring public and private security in Indonesia: corporate interests and human rights in a fragile environment. Netherlands International Law Review, 65(2), 217-252. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40802-018-0107-8

While legal and policy frameworks are based on a clear distinction between public and private security actors and functions, the reality on the ground in Indonesia reveals that there is a high level of corporate capture of public security services, i... Read More about Blurring public and private security in Indonesia: corporate interests and human rights in a fragile environment.

Countermeasures and sanctions (2018)
Book Chapter
White, N. D., & Abass, A. (2018). Countermeasures and sanctions. In E. Malcolm D. (Ed.), International law, 521-547. (Fifth). Oxford University Press (OUP)

The Korean War 1950-1953 (2018)
Book Chapter
White, N. D. (2018). The Korean War 1950-1953. In T. Ruys, O. Corten, & A. Hofer (Eds.), The use of force in international law: a case-base approach. Oxford University Press

Drone strikes: a remote form of self-defence? (2017)
Book Chapter
White, N. D., & Davies-Bright, L. (2017). Drone strikes: a remote form of self-defence?. In J. D. Ohlin (Ed.), Research handbook on remote warfare. Edward Elgar Publishing

Settling disputes: a matter of politics and law (2017)
Book Chapter
White, N. D. (2017). Settling disputes: a matter of politics and law. In W. Werner, M. de Hoon, & A. Galán (Eds.), The Law of International Lawyers: Reading Martii Kopskenniemi. Cambridge University Press

Lawmaking (2016)
Book Chapter
White, N. D. (2016). Lawmaking. In J. K. Cogan, I. Hurd, & I. Johnstone (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of International Organizations. Oxford University Press

Virtually every important question of public policy today involves an international organization. From trade to intellectual property to health policy and beyond, governments interact with international organizations in almost everything they do. Inc... Read More about Lawmaking.

Sanctions against non-state actors (2016)
Book Chapter
White, N. D. (2016). Sanctions against non-state actors. In N. Ronzitti (Ed.), Coercive diplomacy, sanctions and international law. Brill/Nijhoff

United Nations Military and Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) (2015)
Book Chapter
Shucksmith-Wesley, C., & White, N. D. (2015). United Nations Military and Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP). In J. A. Koops, T. Tardy, N. MacQueen, & P. D. Williams (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of United Nations Peacekeeping OperationsOxford University Press (OUP). doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199686049.013.19

Peacekeeping and International Law (2015)
Book Chapter
White, N. D. (2015). Peacekeeping and International Law. In N. MacQueen, T. Tardy, J. Koops, & P. D. Williams (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations (43-59). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199686049.013.17

This chapter examines United Nations peacekeeping operations within the framework of international law, particularly in respect of the use of force. After providing an overview of the constitutional, institutional, and normative frameworks that gover... Read More about Peacekeeping and International Law.

Peacekeeping, private security and international human rights law: a review of UN policies (2014)
Journal Article
White, N. D. (2014). Peacekeeping, private security and international human rights law: a review of UN policies. International Community Law Review, 16(4), https://doi.org/10.1163/18719732-12341289

The un is used to ‘outsourcing’ or ‘contracting out’ its peacekeeping functions but, traditionally, this has been to states willing to contribute troops to an operation under overall un command and control. This model itself has created tensions betw... Read More about Peacekeeping, private security and international human rights law: a review of UN policies.

Article 1 (2014)
Book Chapter
White, N. D. (2014). Article 1. In R. Kolb (Ed.), Commentaire sur Le Pacte de la Societe des Nations, 95-108. Bruylant

The use of weapons in peace operations (2014)
Book Chapter
White, N. D. (2014). The use of weapons in peace operations. In S. Casey-Maslen (Ed.), Weapons under international human rights law (197-239). Cambridge University Press

Due diligence obligations of conduct: developing a responsibility regime for PMSCs (2012)
Journal Article
White, N. D. (2012). Due diligence obligations of conduct: developing a responsibility regime for PMSCs. Criminal Justice Ethics, 31(3), https://doi.org/10.1080/0731129X.2012.738975

As non-state actors, PMSCs are not embraced by traditional state-dominated doctrines of international law. However, international law has itself failed to keep pace with the evolution of states and state-based actors, to which strong Westphalian noti... Read More about Due diligence obligations of conduct: developing a responsibility regime for PMSCs.

Libya and lessons from Iraq: international law and the use of force by the United Kingdom (2011)
Journal Article
White, N. D. (2011). Libya and lessons from Iraq: international law and the use of force by the United Kingdom. Netherlands Yearbook of International Law, 42, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-6704-849-1_9

Those countries, including the United Kingdom, using force in Libya in 2011 have taken much greater care to ensure that their actions are underpinned by legality. This suggests a return to respect for the jus ad bellum, but as the operation against L... Read More about Libya and lessons from Iraq: international law and the use of force by the United Kingdom.

International law, the United Kingdom and decisions to deploy troops abroad (2010)
Journal Article
White, N. D. (2010). International law, the United Kingdom and decisions to deploy troops abroad. International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 59(3), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020589310000321

Examines the role that international law plays in UK institutions of government when considering the deployment of armed forces to conflict and post-conflict zones. This is put into the context of the debate in the UK about the introduction of a War... Read More about International law, the United Kingdom and decisions to deploy troops abroad.