Essays about: "Jus ad Bellum"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 19 essays containing the words Jus ad Bellum.

  1. 11. Dangerous Orbits : Applying the Law of Self-defence to Hostile Acts Against Satellite Systems

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Elias Mannheimer; [2017]
    Keywords : Self-defence; armed attack; international law; outer space; satellite; space law; jus ad bellum;

    Abstract : The world has found itself in the unsatisfactory position of depending greatly upon the services of satellites, all while the risk of satellites becoming targets during conflict looms ever greater. This paper assesses the lex lata of the law of self-defence as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, focusing on the rationae materiae aspect of the armed attack concept. READ MORE

  3. 12. The tenability gap: A study of Just War Theory and intervention justifications in Syria.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sofia Wennberg; [2017]
    Keywords : Just War Theory; Syria; military intervention; justification; jus ad bellum; jus in bello; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Moral and ethical considerations have always been important in discussions about warfare and the development of the international community and body of international humanitarian law, laws whose fundamental ethics that can be attributed to Just War Theory. With the changing nature of conflicts and due to the lack of internationally declared principles of just and unjust wars, this thesis argues that there is a gap which creates difficulties in the justifications of contemporary conflicts. READ MORE

  4. 13. Classic Distinctions and Modern Conflicts in International Humanitarian Law: Exploring the Struggles and Consequences of Maintaining the Original Distinctions in International Humanitarian Law between Peace and War and International and Internal Conflict.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Douglas Wedderburn-Maxwell; [2014]
    Keywords : International Humanitarian Law; International Human Rights Law; Conflict Classification; Geneva Conventions; Peace; War; Internal Armed Conflict; International Armed Conflict; Internationalized Armed Conflict; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : International Humanitarian Law has at its core distinctions and classifications: The sphere between jus in bello and jus ad bellum. Between Civilian and Combatant. Between proportional and indiscriminate attack. Between acceptable and prohibited targets. READ MORE

  5. 14. Cyber Warfare and the Concept of Armed Attack

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Ebba Josefson; [2013-04-08]
    Keywords : International law; Armed attack; Use of force; Computer network attack; Cyber warfare; Stuxnet;

    Abstract : Computer network attacks are becoming more common as means for attacking states or private entities. The Stuxnet worm is a recent example of this kind of attack and shows the actuality of the increasing problem. READ MORE

  6. 15. The Killing of Osama bin Laden, Was it Lawful?

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete

    Author : Amanda Elfström; [2012]
    Keywords : Target; ICCPR; Use of force; self-defence; anticipatory self-defence; unwilling; unable; Human Right to Life; Arbitrary Deprivation of Life; Jus ad bellum; jus in bello; Distinction; Global War on Terror; GWOT; Extraterritorial Applicability; Direct Participation in Hostilities; Geographical Scope; Armed Conflict; Temporal Scope; Continuous Combat Function; IHL; IHRL; HR; International Human Rights Law; International Humanitarian Law; Osama bin Laden; al Qaeda; International Armed Conflict; Non-International Armed Conflict;

    Abstract : The main purpose of this work is to investigate if the US ́s killing of Osama bin Laden on 2 May 2011 in Abbottabad in Pakistan was lawful. The background to the killing is what happened on 11 September 2001 when four US airplanes were hijacked and crashed into World Trade Center and Pentagon. READ MORE