Intervention and the Problematisation of Consent
Journal: Cambridge University Press eBooks
Year: 2023

This chapter considers the function of consent in respect of the international laws on force and intervention, specifically in relation to so-called solicited actions undertaken by so-called third states. How ‘consent’ is implicated in the normative design of both force and intervention is explored by means of an historical assessment that takes on the cognate ideas of coercion and dictatorial interference. The chapter then moves to unpack the ambitions of and limitations for consent set forth m