The Vietnam War and International Law; American Society of International Law

Princeton University Press, New Jersey, America, 1968. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. X, 634 pages, last page blank, introduction by contributors, note of acknowledgements, documentary appendices and index. Plain card covers with gray coloured background with black and white titles to the front panel and black titles to the back. " The American presence in Vietnam causes reasonable men of equivalent professional competence to arrive at diametrically opposed conclusions on the principal legal issues involved. Most of the disagreements converge on one underlying question: Is it legally justifiable to treat the Vietnam War as a civil war or as a peculiar modern species of international war? In The Vietnam War and International Law many distinguished scholars and international lawerys give serious and balanced consideration to the legal issues arising out of the involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War. " -- from the rear panel blurb. Contributors include U Thant, John Stuart Mill, Wolfgang Friedmann, John Norton and others. Rubbing and creasing to the book corners and there has been rubbing and scuffing to the book edges. There is a tear to the top left-hand corner of the front book cover, measuring 2 inches, which has been supported with tape on the outside, tape still in situ. The scuffing and marking along with the remains of a price sticker (to the top right-hand corner) to the front book panel. The rear book panel shows the results of insect activity heavy marking, handling marks and browning. Browning and foxing to the top text block edge and lighter browning to the other text block edges. Heavy staining to the lower text block edge. Browning and foxing to the endpapers and a small stamp to the lower left-hand corner of the free front end paper from the original bookseller. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Military History -- Vietnam War; Legal; America; Inventory No: 0107647. .