The Best Defense? - Legitimacy and Preventive Force

Informationen zum Autor Abraham D. Sofaer, who served as legal adviser to the US Department of State from 1985 to 1990, was appointed the first George P. Shultz Distinguished Scholar and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution in 1994. During his service as legal adviser, he was responsible for US/Iran negotiations at the Iran/US Tribunal in The Hague. Klappentext Offers a practical guide to identifying and considering the issues relevant to preventive uses of force. It examines the legitimacy, dangers, and limitations of preventive force and concludes by encouraging states and decision makers to undertake a systematic appraisal of the merits of any threat or use of preventive force based, not only on legal standards, but also on standards related to legitimacy.

Product details

• Authors: Abraham D Sofaer, Abraham D. Sofaer
• Publisher: Hoover Institution Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2010
• EAN: 9780817910051
• ISBN: 978-0-8179-1005-1
• No. of pages: 214
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Hoover Institution Press Publi
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education