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(4) humanitarian intervention (class 12) (25 points) Please explain: (a) the arguments why humanitarian intervention in Kosovo was legitimate under international law; While the U.N. Charter does not say anything about humanitarian intervention, Article 2(4) of the Charter does prohibit “the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state…” (Cited handout) Some feel that this prohibits any type of humanitarian intervention, wherein one state…

INTERNATIONAL LAW I. INTRODUCTION The use of force by states is enshrined under A. 2(4) of the UN Charter. A. 2(4) states that members of the UN shall refrain from the threat or use of force against, inter alia, the territorial integrity or political independence of another state. However, UN members enjoy two exceptions to the general prohibition against use of force. Firstly, a state can invoke A.42 of the charter through the UN Security Council to initiate collective action to enforce…

the UN charter. Somalia’s dictator, Said Barre, experienced a coup, after which emerging struggles amongst the power and control of the government led to difficult conditions and mass starvation. As a result, the UNSC declared Somalia’s situation “a threat to international peace and security” and acted upon Chapter 7 of the UN Charter. Even though Somalia’s humanitarian situation at first was not considered a threat, the UNSC declared it as one, in order to act upon chapter 7 of the Charter and…

The statements from this leader are made purely from ignorance of how Americans really view others. There are only a select few that share his sentiment, but they are by no means terrorist. It is the propaganda that promotes this hatred and thus their followers and those that splinter off carry this hatred as well. That is why treaties and policies are put in place. To protect the lives of Americans and their allies. No policy can fully protect anyone from any nation/state who wants to…

International law is founded on the principles of recognition and compliance, but pays little attention to motive. The motive of states and leaders is posed as a question for political scientists, rather than legal experts. However, why states comply with the obligations, duties, etc. of international law is just as important as the system itself. Beliefs and intent are necessary for judgements in many instances within international law. While these more philosophical constructs are typically…

Council is a recognized international authority (Monteleone). The power to do this was given to the Security Council through the United Nations charter to create policies to ensure global peace (Duedney). Largely, this gives the Security Council a single voice and focuses on helping ensure the peace and security of the world. This is why the United Nations charter gave the Security Council an authoritative power to have a single focus of preventing the fall of the organization with another world…

self-defence right against an armed attack according the stipulations of art. 51 of the Charter it remains undisputed that sanctions receive legal recognition as specific countermeasures to violations of international law and that, in the event of such a violation, contractual obligations to the "law-breaking" state which otherwise apply are…

In the year 1945, fifty one countries came together and created the United Nations Organization (the UN). This organization's main priority is to maintain peace and security throughout the world. The United Nations was conceived as an instrument to face the most relevant and global challenges in the international system. Since it's foundation, it has suffered many successes and failures and among the many strengths there are still some weaknesses. The United Nations has celebrated many…

The United Nations Charter (UN Charter) and Declaration of Human Rights are similar in their ideals; yet, fall into conflict in how issues should be addressed. While the documents do have similar ideals it is important to note the documents were designed for two very different purposes; the UN Charter was designed to bring the United Nations (UN) into existence and the Declaration of Human Rights was designed to set up what rights everyone is entitled to. This fundamental difference between the…

According to the UN Charter chapter 7 Article 39 the Security Council “shall determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of peace, or act of aggression and shall make recommendations or decide what measures shall be taken in accordance with Articles 41 and 42, to maintain or restore international peace and security” (Charter of the United Nations, 2015). Moore and Pubantz (2006) explain that the five permanent members on the Council have to be in agreement in order for a…