'Armed Attack' and Article 51 of the Un Charter
An examination of the scope of States' right of self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter in the post-9/11 security environment.
Dr Tom Ruys is a lawyer with Stibbe, Brussels, and a senior member of the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies. He also teaches public international law and humanitarian and security law as a substitute lecturer at the Catholic University of Leuven.