International Law
Silence and the Use of Force in International Law
Dustin Lewis, Naz Modirzadeh, Gabriella Blum Thu, Jul 18, 2019, 4:00 AM
Editor's Note: This piece is crossposted on Lawfare and EJIL:Talk!
States frequently take actions and make statements that implicate international law. But because they do not—and, indeed, could not—express a view on each such act or statement by all other states at all times, silence seems to be the norm, rather than the exception, in international relations.