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

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...

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Main Author: Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
English
Published: 2013
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spelling iium-334692014-01-06T01:29:04Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/33469/ Combating terrorism and the use of force against a state: a re-look at the contemporary world order Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein KZ Law of Nations 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 attack conducted by regular armed forces; and (2) that to use military force against another State is a serious matter that requires a higher threshold of attribution on the part of a State. The paper also argues that international terrorism cannot be wiped out by means of unilateral use of force against a State in the name of self-defence. Unilateralism may lead to subjectivity, selectivity, double standard and injustice. The paper concludes that multilateralism is the most appropriate way to combat international terrorism and that the latter can be effectively dealt with by coordinated and comprehensive law enforcement measures through proper international bodies, like the UN Security Council, and through appropriate regional organizations. 2013-11-22 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/33469/2/ACPEL_2013_Conference_supporting_documents.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/33469/4/Combatting_Terrorism_and_the_Use_of_Force_against_a_State_%2528Prof._Ghafur%2529_%281%29.pdf Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein (2013) Combating terrorism and the use of force against a state: a re-look at the contemporary world order. In: the Asian Conference on Politics, Economics and Law (ACPEL 2013), 21-24, November 2013, Ramada Osaka Hotel, Osaka, Japan. (Unpublished) http://www.acpel.iafor.org/ACPEL2013/Content/Programme.html
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Combating terrorism and the use of force against a state: a re-look at the contemporary world order
description 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 attack conducted by regular armed forces; and (2) that to use military force against another State is a serious matter that requires a higher threshold of attribution on the part of a State. The paper also argues that international terrorism cannot be wiped out by means of unilateral use of force against a State in the name of self-defence. Unilateralism may lead to subjectivity, selectivity, double standard and injustice. The paper concludes that multilateralism is the most appropriate way to combat international terrorism and that the latter can be effectively dealt with by coordinated and comprehensive law enforcement measures through proper international bodies, like the UN Security Council, and through appropriate regional organizations.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
author_facet Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
author_sort Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
title Combating terrorism and the use of force against a state: a re-look at the contemporary world order
title_short Combating terrorism and the use of force against a state: a re-look at the contemporary world order
title_full Combating terrorism and the use of force against a state: a re-look at the contemporary world order
title_fullStr Combating terrorism and the use of force against a state: a re-look at the contemporary world order
title_full_unstemmed Combating terrorism and the use of force against a state: a re-look at the contemporary world order
title_sort combating terrorism and the use of force against a state: a re-look at the contemporary world order
publishDate 2013
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/33469/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/33469/
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
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