Extraterritorial use of force against non-state actors
By: Noam Lubell
Series: Oxford monographs in international law
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780199584840
Description: This text examines the legality of the use of force by states against individuals and non-state groups located beyond its borders, in light of applicable international law. The issues discussed include force used in the 'war on terror', pre-emptive self defence, and targeted killings of individuals.
Table of contents: title: The possibility of self-defence against non-state actors; title: The parameters of self-defence; title: Counter measures taken outside the self-defence framework; title: Force against non-state actors as armed conflict; title: Non-traditional models of armed conflict; title: Status of individuals and the regulation of force; title: The principal practices and primarily affected right; title: Extraterritorial applicability of human rights law; title: Concurrent applicability of international humanitarian law and international human rights law.