A Dialogue Between the Deaf? - An Analysis of the Scholarly Debate Regarding Self-Defence Against Non-State Actors
I takt med att antalet attacker mot stater härrörande från icke-statliga aktörer har ökat under de senaste decennierna har frågan om staters rätt till självförsvar mot sådana aktörer blivit en hett debatterad fråga. I kölvattnet av detta har en stor akademisk diskussion har uppstått, med en utbredd oenighet mellan forskare om frågan huruvida stater har en rätt till självförsvar mot icke-statliga aWith the rise of attacks stemming from hostile non-state actors, the question of whether states can respond in self-defence against attacks from such enti-ties has become a pressing issue. This has led to a heated debate among legal scholars, with widespread disagreement on the legitimacy of using self-defence against non-state actors. The present thesis examines this scholarly debate, by analyzin