Book contents
- Collective Self-Defence in International Law
- Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law: 184
- Collective Self-Defence in International Law
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Treaties
- Table of Cases and Arbitral Awards
- Introduction
- 1 Delineating Collective Self-Defence
- 2 The History and Development of Collective Self-Defence
- 3 The Requirements Shared by Individual and Collective Self-Defence
- 4 The Purported Declaration and Request Requirements for Collective Self-Defence
- 5 The Issuer of a Collective Self-Defence Request
- 6 The Manner and Form of a Collective Self-Defence Request
- 7 Collective Self-Defence Treaty Arrangements
- 8 The Relationship between Collective Self-Defence and Military Assistance on Request
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
3 - The Requirements Shared by Individual and Collective Self-Defence
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 January 2024
- Collective Self-Defence in International Law
- Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law: 184
- Collective Self-Defence in International Law
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Treaties
- Table of Cases and Arbitral Awards
- Introduction
- 1 Delineating Collective Self-Defence
- 2 The History and Development of Collective Self-Defence
- 3 The Requirements Shared by Individual and Collective Self-Defence
- 4 The Purported Declaration and Request Requirements for Collective Self-Defence
- 5 The Issuer of a Collective Self-Defence Request
- 6 The Manner and Form of a Collective Self-Defence Request
- 7 Collective Self-Defence Treaty Arrangements
- 8 The Relationship between Collective Self-Defence and Military Assistance on Request
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
Summary
This chapter considers the criteria for collective self-defence that are shared with individual self-defence. It is uncontentious to say that the same criteria that apply to individual self-defence – armed attack, necessity, proportionality, the reporting requirement, and the ‘until clause’ – also apply to collective self-defence. Indeed, this is an inevitable consequence of the way the concepts appear in Article 51 of the UN Charter. The nature and application of these criteria in the context of individual self-defence have been examined at great length in the existing literature. This chapter therefore does not provide in-depth analysis of all of their aspects. That said, it does provide a brief overview of these requirements to ensure that this book presents a comprehensive picture of the operation of collective self-defence today. The chapter’s main focus, though, is to examine how the operation of these criteria works specifically in the context of collective self-defence actions, which is something that has been largely overlooked in scholarship.
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- Collective Self-Defence in International Law , pp. 98 - 139Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024