Granice prawa do samoobrony państw w prawie międzynarodowym publicznym
Limits of the Right to Self-Defence of States in Public International Law

Summary/Abstract: The right to self-defence in the public international law has two different variants: the right to self-defence of individuals and groups of individuals and the right to self-defence of states. Both of these constructions base on the same core concepts, but this article focuses on the specifics of the right to self-defence of states. First, it clarifies the list of general rules governing this variant of the right to self-defence and indicates their initial meaning. Then, it proceeds to critical analysis of each of these requirements and tries to find answers to the following disputed questions: What constitutes an armed attack? Who can commit it? Is the anticipatory self-defence lawful? What exactly is required by the notions of necessity and proportionality? Who can take part in the collective self-defence?

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