Category: legal debate
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Wars of preemption. Is Russia correct in justifying its invasion of Ukraine in terms of preventing a larger conflict?
This blogpost by Isabela Dragomir and Katarzyna Molek-Kozakowska is a discussion of diverse definitions of preemptive attacks vis-à-vis preventive wars, and criteria for their legality and justification. It reviews selected international legal, military and political studies to bring together the current approaches and debates and exemplifies the argument with historical examples. It is a background…