How Israel's rejected claims of self-defense against terrorism became a guideline for post-9/11 use of force

War on Terror and the New International Order: Shaping International Law Use of Force Discourse at the 21st Century (Paperback)

The book "War on Terror and the New International Order", by Tatiana Waisberg, recently published by CreateSpace, explores legal and geopolitical aspects related to use of force against terrorism. The study is a product of 4 year of research at the Zvi Meitar Center for Legal Advanced Studied, at Tel Aviv University. For those who are interested at the subject, and more specifically at arguments advanced by Israel since 1956, the book presents a detailed analysis of several instances where the Jewish State defended its right of self-defense to justify the use of force against terrorist organizations harbored by third states, as in Egypt (1956), Tunisia (1985) and Lebanon (1982 and 2006).

By presenting legal precedents and state practice, it is demonstrated a post-9/11 paradigm shift on use of force discourse. The argument consistently advanced by Israel, and overwhelmingly rejected by the international community until 2001, became the rule since Bush Doctrine embraced exactly the same rational defended by Israel since Kadesh operation, 1956. Recent state practice related to the argument of self-defense against passive terrorism support, U.S.-Pakistan (2011), Turkey-Iraq (2011), and Ethiopia-Eritrea (2012), affirm an ongoing trend towards further legitimization of Israel's pioneer arguments related to use of force in International Law. 

 http://www.amazon.com/War-Terror-New-International-Order/dp/1475262086/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338366039&sr=8-1

Use of Force against Terrorism at Peripheral International Relations

This article analyzes the 2008 Colombia–Ecuador armed crisis in the light of the practice of targeted killings and incursions against non-state actors harbored at terrorist safe havens in a third party state. The Colombian use of force against Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—FARC) is discussed in the context of use of force in International Law regarding the right of self-defense against non-states actors and third state parties’ obligation to deny passive support. It is argued that the Colombia situation is similar to the situation faced by Israel and Turkey.

 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10576100902886093

Colombia's targeted killing - use of force against pasive terrorism support

 

ASIL Insights

Colombia's Use of Force in Ecuador Against a Terrorist Organization: International Law and the Use of Force Against Non-State Actors http://www.asil.org/insights080822.cfm

August 22, 2008 Volume 12, Issue 17

State Building vs. Human Rights

http://meridiano47.info/2009/06/10/o-conflito-entre-ativistas-indigenas-e-o-governo-do-peru-uma-abordagem-juridica-por-tatiana-waisberg/

Newborn States: jurisprudence and state practice paradigm shifts

Do Reconhecimento de Estado e de Governo no Direito Internacional: considerações sobre a evolução do tema na jurisprudência e prática internacional,  Tatiana Waisberg

O artigo aborda o tema do reconhecimento de Estado e de governo no Direito Internacional sob a perspectiva da jurisprudência e prática internacional.  São apresentados três estágios evolutivos referentes ao assunto, com o objetivo de demonstrar as principais características de cada um deles, e delinear os contornos da prática e jurisprudência internacional relativa ao reconhecimento de Estado e de governo no contexto pós-guerra fria.

This article approaches the subject related to the recognition of states and governments in International Law from a jurisprudential and state practice perspective. It is presented three stages of evolution of this issue in order to describe its main characteristics, and to trace the outline of jurisprudence and state practice related to the recognition of states and government in the post-cold war context.

 http://seer.bce.unb.br/index.php/MED/article/viewArticle/4640

The Dark Side of Shared Sovereignty

http://mundorama.net/2011/06/23/a-divida-soberana-grega-e-os-efeitos-negativos-para-a-integracao-europeia-por-tatiana-waisberg/