Anticipatory action in self-defence [electronic resource] : essence and limits under international law / Kinga Tibori Szabó

The legality of preemptive strikes is one of the most controversial questions of contemporary international law. At the core of this controversy stands the temporal dimension of self-defence: when and for how long can a state defend itself against an armed attack? Can it resort to armed force before...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Tibori Szabó, Kinga
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: The Hague : Berlin : T.M.C. Asser Press ; Distributed by Springer-Verlag, ©2011.
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Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Pre-charter customary law on self-defence
  • pt. 2. Post-charter customary law on self-defence
  • pt. 3. Anticipatory action in self-defence and international customary law.