Clarifying Necessity, Imminence, and Proportionality in the Law of Self-Defense
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9550505 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adebowale Akande (0000-0002-6521-3272, University of Oxford, corresponding author), Dapo Akande, Thomas Liefländer (University of Oxford) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 107 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 563-570 |
| Publication date | 2013-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of International Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9300 • E-ISSN: 2161-7953 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5305/amerjintelaw.107.3.0563 |
| OpenAlex | W2286526268 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 8 |
The concepts of necessity, imminence, and proportionality play a central part in Daniel Bethlehem’s sixteen proposed principles regulating a state’s use of force against an imminent or actual attack by nonstate actors. While all three are requirements that must be considered in the law of self-defense, their exact content remains somewhat unclear. In this comment, we examine how each one is conceived in Bethlehem’s principles and review the questions that remain unanswered
International law · Jus ad bellum · Law and economics · Political science · Proportionality (law · Self-Defense · Sociology · Use of force · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Law and Human Rights · Law · War, Ethics, and Justification
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| Citations per year | 0,82 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |