Özet:

Nowadays international terrorism has come to the forefront of threat to peace and security by the effects that it has created. This status has also infl uenced the structure of international law. Terrorism by itself or the operations done against terrorism by the states, have opened way for disputes over the status quo of international law. Dispute have arisen whether international humanitarian law principles are applicable to the use of force in the fi ght against terrorism.In the fi rst part of the present study, the application of humanitarian law in the fi ght against terrorism, the scope of humanitarian law, international conventions regarding fi ght against terrorism, the application of humanitarian law to terrorist operations and UN Security Council decisions regarding the discussions will be overviewed. In the second and most prominent part of the study the illegality of the use of nuclear weapons in the fi ght against terrorism will be investigated

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