Defending Humanity: When Force is Justified and Why
- ISBN-10
- 0195183088
- ISBN-13
- 9780195183085
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 268
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-03-18
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press on Demand
- Authors
- Jens David Ohlin, George P. Fletcher
Description
Recoge: Murder among nations -- How to talk about self-defense -- A theory of legitimate defense -- The six elements of legitimate defense -- Excusing international aggression -- Humanitarian intervention -- Preemptive and preventitive wars -- The collective dimension of war.
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