Rules of engagement
http://www.guardian.co.uk/analysis/story/0,3604,1326604,00.html
After Iraq, and with Darfur looming, the UN needs to develop clear
guidelines on military intervention in the face of a humanitarian
crisis
Elizabeth Wilmshurst
Thursday October 14, 2004
The Guardian
Rwanda, Kosovo, Darfur? Does international law stand in the way of
military intervention to stop humanitarian crises occurring or to
bring them swiftly to an end?
The UN charter prohibits a state from using force in another country
without the latter's consent. There are, however, two well-established
exceptions: if force is used in self-defence, and if force is
authorised by a security council resolution under chapter VII of the
charter.
Elizabeth Wilmshurst
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