Point of attack : preventive war, international law, and global welfare /
'Point of Attack' argues that the time has come to replace the international rules of war. Current law permits nations to resort to force only in self-defence or under UN authority, which perversely allows mass civilian killings, civil wars, weapons proliferation, and terrorism to run ramp...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2014]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 'Point of Attack' argues that the time has come to replace the international rules of war. Current law permits nations to resort to force only in self-defence or under UN authority, which perversely allows mass civilian killings, civil wars, weapons proliferation, and terrorism to run rampant. A new approach should allow the great powers to intervene when a war would benefit global welfare more than the costs. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 259 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index (pages 209-244). |
| ISBN: | 9780199347742 0199347743 9780199347759 0199347751 |