The Six-Day War and Israeli Self-Defense - Questioning the Legal Basis for Preventive War (Paperback, New)

The war of June 1967 between Israel and Arab states was widely perceived as being forced on Israel to prevent the annihilation of its people by Arab armies hovering on its borders. Documents now declassified by key governments question this view. The UK, USSR, France and the USA all knew that the Arab states were not in attack mode and tried to dissuade Israel from attacking. In later years, this war was held up as a precedent allowing an attack on a state that is expected to attack. It has even been used to justify a pre-emptive assault on a state expected to attack well in the future. Given the lack of evidence that it was waged by Israel in anticipation of an attack by Arab states, the 1967 war can no longer serve as such a precedent. This book seeks to provide a corrective on the June 1967 war.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2012
First published:	2013
Authors:	John Quigley
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	280
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-61002-6
Categories:	Books > Law > International law > Public international law > International humanitarian law
LSN:	1-107-61002-8
Barcode:	9781107610026

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