International Law Scholar

Michael Glennon

1 article 2002

Michael Glennon is a professor of international law at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He is an expert on constitutional and international law issues related to national security and the use of force. He contributed to The Weekly Standard in 2002, writing on the legal and strategic dimensions of preemptive action against terrorism.

Preempting Terrorism

January 28, 2002 · Features, Magazine

THE BUSH DOCTRINE, as promulgated by President Bush following the events of September 11, contemplates preemptive use of force against terrorists as well as the states that harbor them. If the United Nations Charter is to be believed, however, carrying out that doctrine would be unlawful: The…