"Armed attack" and Article 51 of the UN Charter : evolutions in customary law and practice / Tom Ruys.
2010
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"Armed attack" and Article 51 of the UN Charter : evolutions in customary law and practice / Tom Ruys.
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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1 online resource (xxx, 585 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Series
Cambridge studies in international and comparative law (Cambridge, England : 1996) ; 74.
Formatted Contents Note
The methodological debate and the quest for custom
'Armed attack' and other conditions of self-defence
The 'armed attack' requirement ratione materiae
The 'armed attack' requirement ratione temporis
The 'armed attack' requirement ratione personae
What future for the 'armed attack' criterion?
Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. The methodological debate and the quest for custom; 2. Conditions of self-defence; 3. The Armed Attack Requirement Ratione Materiae; 4. The Armed Attack Requirement Ratione Temporis; 5. The Armed Attack Requirement Ratione Personae; 6. What future for the armed attack criterion?
'Armed attack' and other conditions of self-defence
The 'armed attack' requirement ratione materiae
The 'armed attack' requirement ratione temporis
The 'armed attack' requirement ratione personae
What future for the 'armed attack' criterion?
Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. The methodological debate and the quest for custom; 2. Conditions of self-defence; 3. The Armed Attack Requirement Ratione Materiae; 4. The Armed Attack Requirement Ratione Temporis; 5. The Armed Attack Requirement Ratione Personae; 6. What future for the armed attack criterion?
Summary
This book examines to what extent the right of self-defence, as laid down in Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, permits States to launch military operations against other States. In particular, it focuses on the occurrence of an 'armed attack' - the crucial trigger for the activation of this right. In light of the developments since 9/11, the author analyses relevant physical and verbal customary practice, ranging from the 1974 Definition of Aggression to recent incidents such as the 2001 US intervention in Afghanistan and the 2006 Israeli intervention in Lebanon. The notion of 'armed attack' is examined from a threefold perspective. What acts can be regarded as an 'armed attack'? When can an 'armed attack' be considered to take place? And from whom must an 'armed attack' emanate? By way of conclusion, the different findings are brought together in a draft 'Definition of Armed Attack'.
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Cambridge Core.
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English
ISBN
9780511779527 ebook
9780521766647 (hardback)
9781107685338 (paperback)
9780521766647 (hardback)
9781107685338 (paperback)
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