The Laws of War Waged between Democratic States and Terrorist Organizations: Real or Illusive?

Posted: 13 Apr 2005

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Emanuel Gross

University of Haifa - Faculty of Law

Abstract

What legally, does it mean the war on terror? The laws of war were established on the premise that war is an action between two sovereign entities. Today we are facing a different type of war: The war on terror.

This article explores the legal rules on this new war and tries to give some answers to difficult question which are connected to the old rules of warfare.

Suggested Citation

Gross, Emanuel, The Laws of War Waged between Democratic States and Terrorist Organizations: Real or Illusive?. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=692441

Emanuel Gross (Contact Author)

University of Haifa - Faculty of Law ( email )

Mount Carmel
Haifa, 31905
Israel

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