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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"United Nations Charter"”.
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The meaning of self-defence under article 51 of the United Nations charter
… as expressed in Article 51 of the UN Charter. In doing so, it will analyse the attempts to stretch the scope of the right of self-defence beyond the limits allowed under Article 51 and assess whether such attempts have undermined the Charter regime. The concept of self-defence is seen …
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Non-State Actors, Terrorism and the United Nations: A Critical Analysis through Three Case Studies Examining the United Nations' Effectiveness in Addressing the Threat Imposed by Violent Non-State Actors
The purpose of this study is to determine if the United Nations is structured in a manner that allows for it to effectively protect its principles while meeting the challenges emerging from the increasing number of security threats carried out by violent non-state actors. The United Nations, …
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The protection of neutrals in the continuing use of force
… fifty years after the acceptance of the United Nations Charter in 1945.
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Targeted killing of suspected terrorists
… right of self-defense under article 51 of the United Nations Charter and the armed conflict model. The author will illustrate the difficulties of each model when subsuming targeted killing of suspected terrorists under it. Furthermore, this paper will refer to targeted killings perpetrated by …
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The Legality of the USA s Use of Force to Counter Terrorism
The United States of America (“USA”) has often resorted to the use of force as a means to counter terrorism citing the right to use force in self-defence as the justification for it. A history of the USA's use of force against other states in the name of countering terrorism portrays that the …
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The use of nuclear weapons under the doctrine of self-defence
… is a basic normative right codified in the United Nations Charter (UN Charter). The inherent right to self-defence is the primary justification for the use of nuclear weapons according to the International Court of Justice in the Advisory Opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of …
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The anatomy of the war crimeof attacking peacekeepersunder internationalhumanitarian law andinternational criminal law
… or peacekeeping mission in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, as long as they are entitled to the protection given to civilians or civilian objects under the international law of armed conflict”. However, the exact scope of application of this war crime is unclear and …
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Just or unjust war? : unilateral use of armed force by states at the turn of the 20th century
… threat of force has been repeatedly stressed in United Nations General Assembly resolutions and nowadays, the principle is not only a conventional general principle but it has also become a principle of customary international law as indicated by the International Court of Justice in its decision …
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The United Nations Security Council A Review of the Security Council and their Ability to Uphold the Charter
Under the United Nations Charter the Security Council was mandated to ensure the maintenance of international peace and security. Within the Security Council, the five permanent members, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russian Federation and China have special veto powers that have …
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The Paris Attach - a case for the right to self-defence?
… its right to self-defence, Art. 51 of the United Nations Charter (hereinafter: UNC). According to the traditional view in international law, the right to self-defence requires an armed attack by a state or alternatively, if the attack was launched by a non-state actor, that the attack is …
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An analysis of the rights of minorities in international law
… attempt to hide behind Article 2(7) of the United Nations Charter and take refuge in the "citadel" of State sovereignty and sovereign equality, the minorities may take to heart the revolutionary indoctrination of secession in the name of self-determination. A significant number of States …
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The legality of 'war' in Al-Shari'a Al-Islamiya (the Islamic Law) and contemporary international law
… marks. Other terms have been used in the United Nations Charter; and the meaning of Jihad in Al-Shari'a Al-Islamiya is not compatible with the term `lq war in international law. This thesis is divided into a Prologue, four Parts preceded by an Introductory Part and followed by an Epilogue. …
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Assessing the Potential Impact of Emerging Powers on the International Order Through an Appraisal of their Engagement with International Law: The Case of Brazil
… most celebrated diplomatic initiatives: the United States – Subsidies on Upland Cotton dispute initiated in 2002 in the World Trade Organisation and the ‘Responsibility while Protecting’ proposal presented to the United Nations Security Council in 2011. Overall, the findings of this …