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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811947003321

Autore

Sofaer Abraham D

Titolo

The best defense? : legitimacy and preventive force / / by Abraham D. Sofaer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Hoover Institution Press, c2010

ISBN

0-8179-1003-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Collana

Hoover Institution Press publication ; ; no. 576

Disciplina

327

Soggetti

Preemptive attack (Military science)

Security, International

Terrorism - Prevention

Intervention (International law)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A report of the Stanford University Task Force on Preventive Force"--Title page.

"Revisions based on the Asia meeting, and on comments from African and Latin American consultations, are incorporated into this report"--Introduction.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword: An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""CHAPTER ONE: Introduction""; ""CHAPTER TWO: Defining Preventive Force""; ""CHAPTER THREE: Current Threats and Preventive Force""; ""CHAPTER FOUR: Categories of Preventive Action""; ""CHAPTER FIVE: Dangers and Limitations of Using Preventive Force""; ""CHAPTER SIX: International Law and Preventive Force""; ""CHAPTER SEVEN: Legitimacy and Preventive Force""; ""CHAPTER EIGHT: Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""About the Author""

""The Stanford Task Force on Preventive Force""""Index""