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Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the right of self-defence has been particularly impacted by “hyperterrorism”. The use of force in the fight against terrorism is one of the thorniest questions in public international law, precisely jus ad bellum which is dedicated to the study of the legal foundations of recourse to armed force. The main purpose of this seminar is first of all to understand the classical requirements for the resort to the right of self-defence and see how those requirements could have evolved as regard to several particularities of terrorist groups (which are different actors than States) and terrorism. The question of different forms of self-defence in reaction to a threat of aggression (anticipatory, pre- emptive, preventive self-defence) will be dealt with as well as the question of the possible use of armed force against non-state actors.
Bio:
Dr. Mélanie Dubuy is a lecturer at the School of law of the University of Lorraine, in Nancy.
She teaches general public international law, the law of international organisations, and international economic law.
Her main research areas are international peace and security law, especially international law on the use of force. She has published articles on the evolution of the right of self-defence in the fight against terrorist groups, the evolution of the sovereigntyconcept, and on failed and fragile States. She has also written on targeted killings and the recourse to armed drones. Further, she researches on the right to self-determination, including the theory of remedial secession.
- Speaker
- Dr Mélanie Dubuy
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- School of Law
- Venue
- Online Event
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For event link please contact Georgi Chichkov at georgi.chichkov@abdn.ac.uk