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Talking Foreign Policy: April 24, 2019 Broadcast: "Untangling The Yemen Crisis", Tfp Panel

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

"According to a recent UN report, the war in Yemen has become the worst humanitarian crisis on the planet. Welcome to Talking Foreign Policy. I’m your host Michael Scharf, [co-]Dean of Case Western Reserve University School of Law. In this broadcast our expert panelists will be discussing the history of the Yemen conflict, the challenges to resolving it, and the prospects for achieving accountability for the war crimes that have been committed there. Joining us for the second segment today, as soon as his cab arrives, is Dr. Paul Williams,3 the President of the Public International Law and Policy Group, …

Use Of Force In Humanitarian Crises: Addressing The Limitations Of U.N. Security Council Authorization, Paul R. Williams

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

The article focuses on the use of force in humanitarian crises and mass atrocity crimes and limitation of the United Nations (UN) Security Council. It mentions need for a framework for non-UN authorized military force in the name of humanitarian intervention.

Responding To Chemical Weapons Use In Syria, Michael P. Scharf

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

The article examines whether the April 2018 airstrikes against Syria may have constituted a tipping point in the evolving customary international law of humanitarian intervention in order to prevent the use of chemical weapons in Syria. Specifically, the back-and-forth movement of international law towards recognizing a limited right of humanitarian intervention, as well as the connection between customary international law and unilateral humanitarian intervention.

Klatsky Endowed Lecture In Human Rights, Catherine Marchi-Uhel

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

Catherine Marchi-Uheldiscusses widespread violations of human rights and international humanitarian lawm which the international community should address.

How The War Against Isis Changed International Law, Michael P. Scharf

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

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https://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/faculty_publications/1638/

In an effort to destroy ISIS, beginning in August 2014, the United States, assisted by a handful of other Western and Arab countries, carried out thousands of bombing sorties and cruise missile attacks against ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria. Iraq had consented to the airstrikes in its territory, but Syria had not, and Russia blocked the UN Security Council from authorizing force against ISIS in Syria. The United States invoked several different legal arguments to justify its airstrikes, including the right of humanitarian intervention, the right to use force in a failed state, and …

Is Lawfare Worth Defining - Report Of The Cleveland Experts Meeting - September 11, 2010, Michael P. Scharf, Elizabeth Andersen

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

This is the report of the Cleveland Experts Meeting.

The Push To Criminalize Aggression: Something Lost Amid The Gains, Mark A. Drumbl

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

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Criminalizing Humanitarian Intervention, Sean D. Murphy

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

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A Question Of Intent: The Crime Of Aggression And Unilateral Humanitarian Intervention, Elise Leclerc-Gagne, Michael Byers

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Aggression, Humanitarian Intervention, And Terrorism, Larry May

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

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Kosovo And The Law Of Humanitarian Intervention, John J. Merriam

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

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