Friday, June 30, 2017

Ruys: The Indian Intervention in Goa - 1961

Tom Ruys (Universiteit Gent - Law) has posted The Indian Intervention in Goa - 1961 (in The Use of Force in International Law: A Case-Based Approach< T. Ruys & O. Corten eds., forthcoming). Here's the abstract:
This contribution discusses the 1961 Indian intervention in Goa. It sets out the facts and context of the crisis, the legal positions of the main protagonists (India and Portugal), and the international community’s reactions. It then tests the legality of the Indian intervention against the international legal framework governing the use of force as it stood at the time of the events. The final section examines if, and to what extent, the case has had an impact on the further development of the jus ad bellum, in particular whether it has contributed to an exception to the prohibition on the use of force for the recovery of 'pre-colonial' title.