Conflict in the Caucasus

BILL BOWRING JULIA A GEORGE SANDY GHANDI JAMES A GREEN KRISTIN HAUSLER ROBERT MCCORQUODALE ANNEKE SMIT CHRISTOPH H STEFES CHRISTOPHER P M WATERS

This book addresses multiple aspects of the conflict between Georgia and Russia over the breakaway region of South Ossetia in August 2008, including the use of force, human rights, transnational litigation and international law 'rhetoric'. The particulars of the conflict are explored alongside their wider implications for international order.This book addresses multiple aspects of the conflict between Georgia and Russia over the breakaway region of South Ossetia in August 2008, including the use of force, human rights, transnational litigation and international law 'rhetoric'. The particulars of the conflict are explored alongside their wider implications for international order.