Preemption : military action and moral justification / edited by Henry Shue and David Rodin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shue, Henry.

Contributor:

Rodin, David (David Emanuel), 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War--Moral and ethical aspects.

War.

Preemptive attack (Military science).

Security, International.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 military force. Opponents saw the declaration as a direct challenge to the consensus, which has formed since the ratification of the Charter of the United Nations, that armed force may be used only indefense. Supporters responded that in an age of terrorism defense could only mean ""preemption."" This volume 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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-956599-6

1-281-15051-7

9786611150518

0-19-152844-7

1-4356-3116-1

OCLC:

193489789