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Enforcing The Prohibition On The Use Of Force: The U.N.'S Response To Iraq's Invasion Of Kuwait, Mary Ellen O'Connell
Enforcing The Prohibition On The Use Of Force: The U.N.'S Response To Iraq's Invasion Of Kuwait, Mary Ellen O'Connell
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On August 2, 1990, Iraq invaded and swiftly occupied its neighbor, Kuwait. Within hours, the United Nations Security Council ("Council") condemned the invasion, demanding immediate and unconditional Iraqi withdrawal. During the Cold War, the United Nations (U.N.) rarely responded to aggression with anything more than such resolutions of condemnation. Either the Soviet Union or the United States regularly vetoed proposals to do more. The end of the Cold War has freed the U.N. to enforce the U.N. Charter's prohibition on the use of force. After August 2, it began enforcing the prohibition against Iraq.
When the drafters of the Charter …