TY - BOOK AU - MACEDO Stephen TI - Striking first: preemption and prevention in international conflict SN - 9780691136585 (hbk.) : PY - 2008/// CY - Princeton NJ PB - Princeton Univ. Press KW - WAR KW - INTERNATIONAL LAW KW - INTERVENTION KW - PREEMPTIVE ATTACK KW - PHILOSOPHY N2 - 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 ER -