Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 November 2018
1 See, e.g., Geis, Barkawi and Diggelmann articles.
2 See Follesdal, who presents an explanation in a similar vein, inspired by Machiavelli, whereby states are playing an assurance game and the outlawry of war helps move states from a less to more favourable equilibrium.
3 This should help respond to Follesdal’s trigger objection.
4 Geis provides a good summary of the existing literature.
5 The Covenant of the League of Nations (1924) arts 12, 13, 15 and 16.
6 John Bolton, ‘Protecting American Constitutionalism and Sovereignty from International Threats’ (10 September 2018).