Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-277) and index.

The dynamics of consensual intervention -- The concepts of intervention and internal armed conflict -- The modalities of forcible intervention -- Internal armed conflicts and consent in the war-prerogative era and effectiveness as a source of rights -- Intervention and consent in the inter-war period and the fragmentation of traditional doctines -- The preference of governments : from dichotomy to rebuttable presumption -- The scope of government consent power : general thresholds -- From effective control over territory to effective protection of civilians -- Consent power, democracy, human rights and self-determination -- Consent by opposition groups : between recognition and humanitarian intervention : between legality and legitimacy.