The right of legitimate defense in contemporary international law

Medon, Ali Omar Moftah and Muhammad Husni, Ahmad (2012) The right of legitimate defense in contemporary international law. Jurnal Hadhari, 4 (2). pp. 169-184. ISSN 1985-6830 E-ISSN 2550-2271

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Abstract

This paper addressed the right to legitimate defense in the international law before the appearance of any international regulation. The significance of the research lies in the fact that it is one of the important topics on the international and national levels. Many countries justify their occupations and invasion of other countries by the right to legitimate defense. This becomes incumbent upon us to clarify the meaning of the right to legitimate defense and its restrictions lest a country interprets the right to legitimate defense as to serve its goals. This research also confirms the right of the weak countries to defend themselves in case they are invaded by the powerful countries. This is the research's second objective. To conclude, the research is culminated with following results: the Security Council is controlled by some countries and consequently, it cannot deal with casualties properly. These countries replaced the Security Council in fulfilling its tasks so they shaped facts to match their interests. When they attack other countries, they interpret it as practicing their right to legitimate selfdefense, but when the attacked countries resist act.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	8721/70091
Uncontrolled Keywords:	right, defense, legal, international law, contemporary
Subjects:	K Law > KZ Law of Nations
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
Depositing User:	Dr Ahmad bin Muhammad Husni al-Jufri
Date Deposited:	27 May 2019 08:58
Last Modified:	27 May 2019 08:58
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/70091

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