Regulating Covert Action: Practices, Contexts, and Policies of Covert Coercion Abroad in International and American Law
- ISBN-10
- 0300050593
- ISBN-13
- 9780300050592
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 250
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992-01-01
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Authors
- William Michael Reisman, James E. Baker, Reisman
Description
Covert activity has always been a significant element of international politics. This book attempts to assess the lawfulness of covert action under US and international law and faces the implications for democratic states that covert operations pose.
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