The Right of Conquest
The Acquisition of Territory by Force in International Law and Practice
Sharon Korman
Clarendon Press
Reviews and Awards
A work of sweeping scope ... balanced and judicious. The thinking is lucid yet refined Korman's work is the most up-to-date study of seizure of territories, and the only one that charts the progress of both the ideology and the application of the right of conquest and the political events and legal principles that gradually undermined and finally dismantled it. - Stanford Journal of International Law
[T]he book...won the affection of this reviewer for the elegance of its style and the lightness with which Dr Korman wears her learning...There can be few more important issues than that addressed by Dr Korman in this elegant and erudite book; and it is hard to imagine a better written analysis of it. - Vaughan Lowe - War in History
[A]n excellent doctrinal history...Kormans intense passion for her subject is clear. - David Kennedy - American Journal of International Law
[A] brilliant study. - French Yearbook of International Law
...immensely stimulating. - British Year Book of International Law
Written in a lucid style that sets it apart from many works on international law, the work combines meticulous scholarship in international law with forward-looking International Relations thinking. - NOD & Conversion
An impressive and deeply analytical book. - International and Comparative Law Quarterly