Self-Defense Justifications: from Caroline Case to Russia v Ukraine
Journal: Padjadjaran
Year: 2024

Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, attracted international attention when Russia justified the invasion as an act of self-defense based on Article 51 of the UN Charter. This study is a normative legal study that aims to analyze the role of International Customary Laws in determining the legality of the use of self-defense, particularly on Russia’s claims in the armed conflict with Ukraine. This study employed conceptual, statutory, political, and historical approaches. In adheren