Anticipatory Action in Self-Defence Essence and Limits under International Law /

• Main Author: Tibori Szabó, Kinga (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: The Hague, The Netherlands : T. M. C. Asser Press, 2011.
• Subjects: Law.; International law.; International humanitarian law.; International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict.; Sources and Subjects of International Law, International Organizations.

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...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• Part I: Pre-Charter Customary Law on Self-Defence. 2 Self-defence in ancient and medieval natural law. 3 Self-defence as a measure short of war. 4 Self-defence as an exception to the prohibition of war. 5 The right of self-defence and the drafting of the UN Charter. 6 The temporal dimension of self-defence at the time of the Charter
• Part II: Post-Charter Customary Law on Self-Defence. 7 The right of self-defence in the Judgments of the Nuremberg and Tokyo Tribunals. 8 Self-defence in state-to-state conflicts. 9 Self-defence and weapons of mass destruction. 10 Self-defence against non-state actors. 11 The interpretation of self-defence and the United Nations. 12 The temporal dimension of post-Charter self-defence
• Part III: Anticipatory Action in Self-Defence and International Customary Law. 13 The legality of anticipatory action in self-defence. 14 The limits of anticipatory action in self-defence.