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Marc Weller

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Marc Weller is Professor of International Law in the University of Cambridge and Director of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law. He is the editor of the forthcoming Handbook on the Use of Force in International Law (Oxford University Press). He practises at Doughty Street Chambers.

Professor

Marc Weller is Professor of International Law in the University of Cambridge and Director of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law. He is the editor of the forthcoming Handbook on the Use of Force in International Law (Oxford University Press). He practises at Doughty Street Chambers.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Marc Weller assesses whether the recent events in Salisbury constitute a violation of international law

Marc Weller discusses implementing the pledge for extensive new powers for Scotland

Marc Weller reports on the legality of events in Crimea

Marc Weller tracks the origins & the compliance issues associated with the prohibition of the use of force in international relations

Marc Weller reviews the Arab Spring as it enters its third year

Would an independent Scotland automatically be a member state of the EU? Marc Weller investigates

Marc Weller reports on the Kosovo question & disputed statehood

The use of force by a state against foreign shipping on the high seas was traditionally seen as an act of war. The UN Charter prohibits the threat or use of force for any reason, other than UN mandated operations, self-defence, and forcible humanitarian action.

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