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Research paper of Michal Ondrečko focuses on self defense against non-state actors. The Article 51 of the UN Charter does not limit the right of self-defense to attacks launched by a state, although during travaux preparatoires and through the subsequent state practice, certain degree of state involvement was required. During the past years, however, multitude of non-state actors became able to launch significant attacks on states without any direct state help. This development poses a new challenge to international law. The war on terror signifies a new twist in the common understanding of self-defense.