Präventive Selbstverteidigung. Eine vergleichende Analyse der völkerrechtlichen Debatte

Since 9/11 and the resulting war on terrorism the question of preventive self-defence became one of the most disputed issues between experts of international law. Following a comparative approach the article tries to summarize and systemize the conflicting views on the question of prevention. The scope of the article is to provide a thorough analysis and interpretation of the ongoing debate in order to reveal the limits of a purely legalistic line of argument for the subject of prevention.Especially the recent emergence of non-state actors shed a new light on traditional – state centred – international law.