Legal Limitations on the Use of Airpower against Terrorist Activity.

Abstract

International law, particularly the law of war, supports the use of airpower in an armed response to terrorism. The study evaluates national self-help in relation to counter-terrorist and anti-terrorist operations. The study traces the development of the law of self-help and its applicability today against this new form of warfare. The study concludes that the United States can legally justify direct military action against terrorists, but it must consider other factors, such as, international public opinion. Keywords: U.S.; Israel; Comparison; Self-defense; and Legal justification. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA168431

Entities

People

  • Robert E. Kaszczuk

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Crime
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • Law
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United Nations
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies