"Change Direction" 2006: Israeli Operations in Lebanon and the International Law of Self-Defense

Authors

Michael N. Schmitt, George C. Marshall European Center for Security StudiesFollow

Abstract

This Article explores and assesses the Israeli justification for Operation Change Direction. Did the law of self-defense provide a basis for the operation? If so, defense against whom-Hezbollah, the State of Lebanon, or both? Were the Israeli actions consistent with the criteria for a lawful defensive action: necessity, proportionality, and immediacy? Did Operation Change Direction unlawfully breach Lebanese territorial integrity?

Recommended Citation

Michael N. Schmitt, "Change Direction" 2006: Israeli Operations in Lebanon and the International Law of Self-Defense, 29 Mich. J. Int'l L. 127 (2008).
Available at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mjil/vol29/iss2/1