Striking first : preemption and prevention in international conflict/

MACEDO Stephen

Striking first : preemption and prevention in international conflict/ Michael W Doyle; edited and introduced by Stephen Macedo; with commentary by Harold Hongju Koh, Richard Tuck, Jeff McMahan. - Princeton NJ : Princeton Univ. Press, 2008 - xxiv, 175 p.

Considers whether it is legally and morally right for a state to strike first when it believes itself to be threatened; also considers whether existing international law and standards are sufficient for present needs. Based on lectures given at Princeton University November 2006.

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WAR--INTERNATIONAL LAW
INTERVENTION--INTERNATIONAL LAW
PREEMPTIVE ATTACK--INTERNATIONAL LAW
WAR--PHILOSOPHY