The 2011 Libyan Uprising, Foreign Military Intervention, and International Law

Christian, Pippan

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The 2011 Libyan Uprising, Foreign Military Intervention, and International Law

Pippan Christian

University of Graz

May 2011

Juridikum: Zeitschrift für Kritik–Recht–Gesellschaft, No. 2, pp. 159 – 169, 2011

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The article addresses some of the international law issues raised by the UN-authorized 2011 military intervention of NATO and its allies in Libya. It tackles, inter alia, the general position of international law towards internal civil strife and rebellion; the role of the UN Security Council in protecting civilian populations in internal armed conflict; the concept of "responsibility to protect" (R2P); as well as the scope of the mandate given by the UNSC in resolution 1973 (2011), which authorized NATO's military intervention.

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Date posted: July 4, 2011

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Christian, Pippan, The 2011 Libyan Uprising, Foreign Military Intervention, and International Law (May 2011). Juridikum: Zeitschrift für Kritik–Recht–Gesellschaft, No. 2, pp. 159 – 169, 2011. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1878444

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