نوع مقاله : علمی-پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 دانشجوی دکتری رشتۀ حقوق بینالملل عمومی، گروه حقوق عمومی و بین الملل ، دانشکدۀ حقوق و علوم سیاسی، واحد قائمشهر، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، قائم شهر، ایران
2 استادیار گروه حقوق عمومی و بینالملل، دانشکدۀ حقوق و علوم سیاسی، واحد چالوس، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، چالوس، ایران.
3 استادیار گروه حقوق عمومی و بینالملل، دانشکدۀ حقوق و علوم سیاسی، واحد قائمشهر، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، قائمشهر، ایران
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عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
Since ancient times, non-state actors, such as terrorist groups, have caused widespread suffering in the world, resulting in governments becoming victims of their attacks. These states have faced an unprecedented legal dilemma regarding how to confront and respond to non-state actors within the territory of another state. When the host state is not legally responsible for the attacks, the use of force by the victim state against a non-state actor within the host state’s territory may result in a violation of the host state’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. According to the “unwilling or unable” standard, if the territorial state is unwilling or unable to control threats posed by non-state actors, the victim state may resort to force within the host state’s territory without obtaining its consent. Consequently, this standard diverges from existing legal requirements and significantly lowers the threshold of the prohibition on the use of force. This paper, employing a descriptive-analytical method, addresses the question: Can the “unwilling or unable” standard be considered a constitutive norm of customary international law? The study concludes that, although this standard—and, by extension, the right to self-defense against non-state actors—receives some support among legal scholars, it has not generally been accepted as customary international law due to reasons such as the lack of state practice, the subjective element, extensive criticism, and non-acceptance by the international community.
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