Anticipatory Action in Self-Defence: Essence and Limits Under International Law

By Kinga Tibori Szabó

Book Overview

Comprehensive, historical and legal analysis on preemptive strikes.

Focus on temporal dimension and anticipatory aspect of self-defence.

Incorporates essence and limits of preemptive strikes into accessible formula.

Compares the temporal issue in cases such as the Cuban missile crisis (1962), the Israeli bombing of the Osirak reactor (1981) and the US war against Iraq (2003).

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9067047953
• ISBN13: 9789067047951
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: T.M.C. Asser Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"