Contested States in War and LawContested States in War and Law is available open access digitally under the CC BY NC ND licence. Bringing together perspectives from a range of disciplines, this book explores the precarious situation of so called 'de facto', 'unrecognised', or 'contested' states. These are states that exist either in a state of war or under the threat of war, creating a blurred line in traditional categories of international law.