Monthly archive January, 2016

Les frappes de la France contre l’EIIL en Syrie, à la lumière de la résolution 2249 (2015) du Conseil de sécurité

1. Introduction Les attentats terroristes perpétrés à Paris et Saint Denis le 13 novembre 2015 ont conduit la France à réagir vigoureusement en procédant à des frappes contre ‘l’Etat islamique d’Iraq et du Levant (EIIL)’ ou ‘Daech’, dès le 15 novembre, sur le territoire syrien. Le 17 novembre, l’armée française a de nouveau procédé à...

The evolving right of counter-terrorism: An analysis of SC resolution 2249 (2015) in view of some basic contributions in International Law literature

1. Introduction It seems safe to say that Security Council (SC) resolution 2249 of 20 November 2015 opens new ground in the fight against terrorism by the State Community. At the time of writing, only a few weeks have gone by since this resolution has been issued but it has immediately become clear that this...

The 13 November 2015 attacks and their aftermath: multilevel responses to terrorism

Introduced by Antonello Tancredi and Paolo Palchetti   The terrorist attacks that took place on November 13, 2015 in Paris rapidly triggered a multilevel reaction. Internationally, France, as well as other Western Countries have been ready to invoke the right of self-defence as provided for in Article 51 of the UN Charter to justify air...