Question: Is there a right of pre-emptive self-defence in international law? Should there be?
Answer: The amount of material available to consider is vast and certainly beyond the scope of this essay. What has been attempted is a chronological look at the concepts behind self-defence and pre-emptive self defence in terms of academic discussion, historical fact, and a reference to some of the modern scenarios.
There are some initial observations to be made regarding this topic, primarily to do with the semantics of pre-emptive and the interpretation of self-defence. Christopher Greenwood in his article on the pre-emptive use of force commented that:...(short extract)
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- Subject: Law
- Course: International Law
- Level: Degree
- Year: 2nd/3rd
- Mark: 74%
- Words: 3955
- Date submitted: March 29, 2011
- Date written: February, 2007
- References: Yes
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 3662
