Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2014

Publication Title

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

Keywords

use of force, humanitarian intervention, Syria, civil crisis, international law, military intervention

Abstract

This article looks at the state of affairs under international law by focusing on the existing ban on the use of force and the established exceptions thereto as of December 2014. Topics discussed include the concept of humanitarian intervention, the civil crises in Syria, and international law for the legality of military intervention in Syria. It also examines Harold Koh's proposed normative framework for humanitarian intervention.

Volume

40

Issue

1

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