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Can presidential statement of UN security council be considered as the "decisions of the Security Council"? [closed]
Presidential statements of the UN security council are adopted by consensus of the Council members in the absence of any formal opposition. On the other hand, Article 27(2) and 27(3) of the UN Charter ...
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Was the 2003 US invasion of Iraq illegal under the UN Convention?
Article 2, paragraph 4 of the UN Charter stipulates that: "All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or ...
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Would Ukraine have legal grounds to declare war on Belarus as well? [closed]
Given the vulnerability in the Russian command and control system right now, some people are thinking that Ukraine should depose Lukashenko as well.
Regardless of whether this would be a good idea or ...
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How does UN employment work legally?
If you're an employee of the UN, how does that work legally? Is your employer on the tax form written as the UN? Does it have a tax ID? Which country do you pay tax to? Is it treated like a ...
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How did the USA justify its war against Vietnam by way of International Law?
According to Shaws book on International Law:
The Soviet Union made considerable use of legal arguments in its efforts to establish its non-liability to contribute towards the peace-keeping ...
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Could an international tribunal or the United Nations suphoena members of the former USA goverment because of 9/11?
In 2010 the sixth President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad offered 3 points explaining who was responsible for the 9/11 attacks at the United Nations.
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In point number 2 he suggests that ...
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Can the UN Security Council authorize states to violate international humanitarian law?
Chapter 7 to the United Nations charter gives the Security Council (UNSC) the power to authorize states to use force in some particular case (for example, in the first gulf war the UNSC authorized the ...
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