Self-defence in international law: Difference between revisions
Marxmorley (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Marxmorley (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Unreferenced|date=June 2007}} |
{{Unreferenced|date=June 2007}} |
||
The'''imminent threat''' is a standard criterion in [[international law]], developed by [[Daniel Webster]]{{Citation needed}}, described as being "''instant, overwhelming, and leaving no choice of means, and no moment for deliberation.''" The criterion is used in the [[international law]] dogma of ''pre-emptive self defence'': self defence without being factually attacked first. This concept was introduced to compensate the strict, classical and inefficient definition of self defence used by Article 51 of the [[Charter of the United Nations]], which states that sovereign nations may fend of an ''armed attack'' until the [[Security Council]] has adopted measures under Chapter VII of the [[UN Charter]]. |
The '''imminent threat''' is a standard criterion in [[international law]], developed by [[Daniel Webster]]{{Citation needed}}, described as being "''instant, overwhelming, and leaving no choice of means, and no moment for deliberation.''" The criterion is used in the [[international law]] dogma of ''pre-emptive self defence'': self defence without being factually attacked first. This concept was introduced to compensate the strict, classical and inefficient definition of self defence used by Article 51 of the [[Charter of the United Nations]], which states that sovereign nations may fend of an ''armed attack'' until the [[Security Council]] has adopted measures under Chapter VII of the [[UN Charter]]. |
||
==See also== |
==See also== |
||
Revision as of 22:35, 1 January 2010
 |
The imminent threat is a standard criterion in international law, developed by Daniel Webster[citation needed], described as being "instant, overwhelming, and leaving no choice of means, and no moment for deliberation." The criterion is used in the international law dogma of pre-emptive self defence: self defence without being factually attacked first. This concept was introduced to compensate the strict, classical and inefficient definition of self defence used by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, which states that sovereign nations may fend of an armed attack until the Security Council has adopted measures under Chapter VII of the UN Charter.
See also
.svg){kind=small} | This article related to international law is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |