law, politics and the use of force
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LAW, POLITICS,
AND THE USE OFFORCE
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OutlineI. Just war doctrine
II. War in the twentieth century and theevolution of doctrines of use of force
III. Regulation of the right to resort to force
A. The League of Nations Covenant
. The !ellogg"riand #act $%&'()
C. The Charter of the *nited Nations $%&+,)%. -utlaws wars of aggression
'. Collective security
. Recogni/es the right of self"defense
+. What a0out antici1atory self"defense2$34a51le6 the invasion of Ira7)
I8. What influences nor5s regarding the use offorce2
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I. Just War
9octrine
Jus ad ellu5
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Just War Doctrine/Theory
Elements
Legitimate authority
Just cause
Proportional response
Right intention
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II. War in the ':th
Century
Warsaw, September 1939Warsaw, September 1939..
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War in the late
20th/21stCentury
Reluctance to declare war
International versus civil war
Involve5ent of non"state entities
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Evolution of theDoctrine
-0vious difficulties with JWT for the ':th
century
;ro5 Just to #er5issi0le
Toward a an on -ffensive Wars
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III. Legal Regulation ofthe Right to Resort to
Force
Institutions
Principles
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The League of NationsCovenant
Art. 10: League5e50ers to 1reserveterritorial integrity and1olitical inde1endenceof all 5e50ers fro5e4ternal aggression.
Arts. 12-156 Restrictedthe rights of 5e50ersto resort to war
-0ligated the 5e50ersto avoid non"warhostilities.
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The ellogg !rian"#act $1%2&'$The #aris
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The (N Charter
Article 2(4):5e50ers agree to...refrain fro5 the threat or use of
force against the territorial integrity
or 1olitical inde1endence of any
state.
Article 33-386 o0ligate 5e50ers to
see= 1eaceful solutions to dis1utes.
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(N Charter )utla*s Wars of+ggression
hapter !""# Article
$%6 e51owers the
>ecurity Council tores1ond to acts of
aggression.
FIRS S!SSI"# "F $! %#
S!&%RI' &"%#&I( )(ondon,
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What is ,+ggression-.
*se of ar5ed force 0y astate
;irst use of force
Activities that constituteaggression
#lus what the >ecurityCouncil 5ay deter5ine
>tate res1onsi0ility
FIRS S!SSI"# "F $! !#!RA(
ASS!/0(')(ondon, 1*1*+-.
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The ':: *se of ;orce Against Ira76 A
Continuation of Collective >ecurity2
A Cha1ter 8II actionste55ing fro5 Ira7?s%&&: attac= on !uwait2
Justified 0y co51ulsory>ecurity CouncilResolutions ado1ted0etween %&&:"'::2
>o5e =ey >C resolutions6
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Ehaustion of #eaceful
Ree"ies Negotiate in good faith ;or how long2
Bow to do this in the case of
terroris52
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The Right to elfDefense
Article 51 of the *NCharter6 recogni/esan inherent right ofcollective self"
defense of 5e50erstates againstar5ed attac=.
1991 %# IRA3K%4AI
"0S!R5!R /ISSI"#. 0urning oil
wells and a destro6ed Irai tan.Kuwait, 2*:*91.
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Anticipatory &el'-(e'ense
Clear and 1resent danger of
aggression.
No alternatives
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Antici1atory >elf"9efense and
the Invasion of Ira7 New conditions6 the
1ro0le5 of wea1ons of
ass destruction Custo5ary
international law
#ractice Justifies a
refor5ulated test
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#ro3ortionality of 4eans
to En"sThe states interest hasto 0e serious enough toDustify war as a 5eans.
ust a11ly force1ro1ortionally
4orld rade owers, 21
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uary
Current rules are influenced 0y Dust wardoctrineE 0ut with 5ore e51hasis onli5iting war than ensuring Dustice.
'%st century wars are difficult to regulate
through traditional international law The resort to force is no longer
considered an inherent as1ect of statesovereignty
>elf"defense is the only legiti5ate reasonfor going to war under the *N Charter.
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Than= Fou
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