Combating terrorism and the use of force against a state: a re-look at the contemporary world order

• Main Author: Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: KZ Law of Nations
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/33469/2/ACPEL_2013_Conference_supporting_documents.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/33469/4/Combatting_Terrorism_and_the_Use_of_Force_against_a_State_%2528Prof._Ghafur%2529_%281%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/33469/; http://www.acpel.iafor.org/ACPEL2013/Content/Programme.html

This paper advocates two main arguments: (1) that a terrorist attack may not be an ‘armed attack’ under Article 51 of the UN Charter to justify the use of military force in self-defence if a State is not responsible for it and if the attack is not of such gravity as to amount to an actual armed atta...