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General Articles The Law of Use of Force at the Turn of the Millennia

General Articles The Law of Use of Force at the Turn of the Millennia Contents 1. A Short Historical Excursion: From the Peloponnesian War to the Gulf Wars 2. The Charter Paradigm on the Use of Force 3. Terrorism and the Law on Use of Force 4. Specific Characteristics of Self-defence against Terrorist Attacks 5. Terrorist Organizations and States Supporting Them 6. Use of Force and Formalism versus Dynamism in International Law This article is being written as the United States, Great Britain and their allies are preparing to invade Iraq to 'disarm' Saddam Hussein and to carry out a 'regime change' - an unfinished business that, in this author's opinion, should have been fmished in 1991. Especially, since Security Council Resolution 678 of 29 November 1990 authorised States, in cooperation with Kuwait, to use all necessary means not only to uphold the previous Resolutions of the Council concerning Iraq but also `to restore international peace and security in the area'1(emphasis added). Saddam Hussein's regime is a permanent threat to peace and security and its containment by sanctions has only hurt Iraqi people, not the regime. At the same time, in London, Glasgow, Berlin, Paris, and Rome and in a host of other cities, millions of people participate in anti-war marches, but http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Baltic Yearbook of International Law Online Brill

General Articles The Law of Use of Force at the Turn of the Millennia

Baltic Yearbook of International Law Online , Volume 3 (1): 38 – Jan 1, 2003
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Contents 1. A Short Historical Excursion: From the Peloponnesian War to the Gulf Wars 2. The Charter Paradigm on the Use of Force 3. Terrorism and the Law on Use of Force 4. Specific Characteristics of Self-defence against Terrorist Attacks 5. Terrorist Organizations and States Supporting Them 6. Use of Force and Formalism versus Dynamism in International Law This article is being written as the United States, Great Britain and their allies are preparing to invade Iraq to 'disarm' Saddam Hussein and to carry out a 'regime change' - an unfinished business that, in this author's opinion, should have been fmished in 1991. Especially, since Security Council Resolution 678 of 29 November 1990 authorised States, in cooperation with Kuwait, to use all necessary means not only to uphold the previous Resolutions of the Council concerning Iraq but also `to restore international peace and security in the area'1(emphasis added). Saddam Hussein's regime is a permanent threat to peace and security and its containment by sanctions has only hurt Iraqi people, not the regime. At the same time, in London, Glasgow, Berlin, Paris, and Rome and in a host of other cities, millions of people participate in anti-war marches, but

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Published: Jan 1, 2003

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