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The ratione temporis elements of self-defence (2015)
Journal Article
Green, J. A. (2015). The ratione temporis elements of self-defence. Journal on the Use of Force and International Law, 2(1), 97-118. https://doi.org/10.1080/20531702.2015.1043097

This article focuses on one particular factor that is of crucial importance to all self-defence actions. It is a factor that is almost always present in the application and appraisal of the right, but one that is not always explicitly engaged with: t... Read More about The ratione temporis elements of self-defence.

Military targeting in the context of self-defence actions (2015)
Journal Article
Green, J. A., & Waters, C. P. (2015). Military targeting in the context of self-defence actions. Nordic Journal of International Law, 84(1), 3-28. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718107-08401002

For self-defence actions to be lawful, they must be directed at military targets. The absolute prohibition on non-military targeting under the jus in bello is well known, but the jus ad bellum also limits the target selection of states conducting def... Read More about Military targeting in the context of self-defence actions.

Self-preservation (2013)
Book Chapter
Green, J. A. (2013). Self-preservation. In R. Wolfrum (Ed.), Max Planck Encyclopaedia of Public International Law (128-131). Oxford: Oxford University Press

Hero worship? (2012)
Journal Article
Green, J. A. (2012). Hero worship?. New Law Journal, 162(7533), 1284-1285

The threat of force as an action in self-defense under international law (2011)
Journal Article
Green, J. A., & Grimal, F. (2011). The threat of force as an action in self-defense under international law. Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 44(2), 285-329

Self-defense is a universally accepted exception to the prohibition of the use of force in international law, and it has been subjected to careful academic scrutiny. The prohibition of the threat of force, although equally important in terms of its... Read More about The threat of force as an action in self-defense under international law.