Law 5110 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Al-Qaeda
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51 self-defence can only be invoked in response to an armed attack: conventional sense: armed forces of one state entering the territory of another. State by land, sea or air: today, the invasion of territory is not required. Icj, oil platforms: scale and gravity are relevant. Icj, nicaragua: border skirmish or mere frontier incident did not rise to the level of an armed attack triggering the right of self-defence. Icj, oil platforms: series of missile strikes against private vessels and a. Kuwaiti tanker reflagged to the united states did not arise to the level of an armed attack. Military and paramilitary activities in and against nicaragua (nicaragua v. Icj, nicaragua (1986: nicaragua claimed violations of art. Self-defence and non-state actors: armed attack by a non-state actor, art. Inconclusive by the council: an independent commission of inquiry has been established in relation to the 2014 events.
