Wood, Michael --- "Terrorism and the international law on the use of force" [2014] ELECD 412; in Saul, Ben (ed), "Research Handbook on International Law and Terrorism" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2014) 195

Book Title: Research Handbook on International Law and Terrorism

Editor(s): Saul, Ben

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9780857938800

Section: Chapter 12

Section Title: Terrorism and the international law on the use of force

Author(s): Wood, Michael

Number of pages: 13

Abstract/Description:

This chapter addresses the international law on the use of force (jus ad bellum) as it applies to terrorism. It does not deal with distinct issues covered elsewhere in this volume, such as the use of force domestically, in the context of law enforcement, public emergencies, or non-international armed conflicts. Nor does it deal with the issues that may arise under international humanitarian law, such as whether a use of armed force against terrorists is to be classified as an armed conflict or not or the legality of ‘targeted killings’ and the use of aerial drones. The international law on the use of force did not change following the 9/11 attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.