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Preemption military action and moral justification

The dramatic declaration by U.S. President George W. Bush that, in light of the attacks on 9/11, the United States would henceforth be engaging in "preemption" against such enemies as terrorists armed with weapons of mass destruction forced a wide-open debate about justifiable uses of mili...

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Other Authors: Shue, Henry, Rodin, David
Format: Book
Language:English
Subjects:
War > Moral and ethical aspects
Preemptive attack (Military science)
Security, International
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Henry Shue and David Rodin
  • Preemption and prevention in historical perspective / Hew Strachan
  • Preventive war and US foreign policy / Marc Trachtenberg
  • On getting one's retaliation in first / Suzanne Uniacke
  • The false promise of collective security through preventive war : the 'new security consensus' and a more insecure world / Neta C. Crawford
  • Justifying preventive war / Allen Buchanan
  • The problem with prevention / David Rodin
  • Preventive war and human rights / David Luban
  • Preventive war---what is it good for? / Walter Sinnott-Armstrong
  • What would a justified preventive military attack look like? / Henry Shue.

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