Abstract
Eight years have past since the devastating September 11 attacks,
and the USA has engaged in two wars in the name of uprooting global
‘terrorism’ and providing security to American citizens. The Bush administration
bequeathed a legacy of two ongoing wars and growing threats emerging
from ‘terrorist’ acts. This article analyses the future of the preventive war
doctrine, formulated by the Bush administration, under international law. The
article thus explores whether the preventive war doctrine has the potential to set
a customary precedence, or whether it merely constitutes a breach of
international law.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1297-1316 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Third World Quarterly |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Development