37802

Kinga Tibori Szabo,

T.M.C. Asser Press ; Berlin :

xviii, 348 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-333) and index

Introduction -- Part I. Pre-Charter customary law on self-defence -- Self-defence in ancient and medieval natural-law -- Self-defence as a measure short of war -- Self-defence as an exception to the prohibition of war -- The right of self-defence and the drafting of the UN Charter -- The temporal dimension of self-defence at the time of the Charter -- Part II. Post-Charter customary law on self-defence -- The right of self-defence in the judgments of the Nuremberg and Tokyo Tribunals -- Self-defence in state-to-state conflicts -- Self-defence and weapons of mass destruction -- Self-defence against non-state actors -- The interpretation of self-defence and the United Nations -- The temporal dimension of post-charter self-defence -- Part III. Anticipatory action in self-defence and international customary law-- The legality of anticipatory action in self-defence -- The limits of anticipatory action in self-defence

TI

KZ

4043

.T53

2011

KZ 4043 .T53 2011

c2011