The Morality of Defensive War

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Oxford, GB: Oxford University Press (2014)
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International law and conventional morality grant that states may stand ready to defend their borders with lethal force. But what grounds the permission to kill for the sake of political sovereignty and territorial integrity? In this book leading theorists address this vexed issue, and set the terms of future debate over national defence

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B105.W3.M67 2014

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National Defence, Self Defence, and the Problem of Political Aggression.  (pages 10-38)Seth Lazar
Understanding the political defensive privilege.  (pages 40-65)Patrick Emerton & Toby Handfield

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