Pre-emption and prevention : an ethical and legal critique of the Bush doctrine and anticipatory use of force in defence of the State

This paper is a critique of the recent emphasis evident in US foreign policy towards the use of military force in anticipatory self-defence. It addresses the claims of the so-called 'Bush Doctrine' by examining the ethical and legal dimensions of 'pre-emptive war'. In this pape...

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Main Author: Brailey, Malcolm
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Working Paper
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90454
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/4453
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University