pt. 1. Pre-charter customary law on self-defence -- pt. 2. Post-charter customary law on self-defence -- pt. 3. Anticipatory action in self-defence and international customary law
Summary
The legality of preemptive strikes is one of the most controversial questions of contemporary international law. At the core of this controversy stands the temporal dimension of self-defence: when and for how long can a state defend itself against an armed attack? Can it resort to armed force before such an attack occurs? And is anticipatory action covered by the rules of self-defence or should it be treated as a different concept? This book examines whether anticipatory action in self-defence is part of customary international law and, if so, under what conditions. The pre-Charter concept of
