GS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Islamic Terrorism, Khalistan Movement, Red Brigades
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Gs101 - lecture 21 - regulating war and defining terror. There are many international laws of armed conflict designed to try to regulate and control warfare. The charter of the united nations (1945) Outlines the treatment of civilians and prisoners of war. International law says that states may fight only if all of the following criteria are met: 3) public declaration of war by a proper authority. 1) all countries have the inherent, natural right to go to war in self-defence when facing aggression. 2) all countries have the inherent, natural right of other-defence (collective security) to go to war as an act of aid to any country victimized by aggression. 3) any other use of force, such as a pre-emptive strike or an armed humanitarian intervention, is not an inherent, natural right of states. Pre-emptive strike: attack others before they attack you.
