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The Right Of States To Use Armed Force, Oscar Schachter
The Right Of States To Use Armed Force, Oscar Schachter
Michigan Law Review
When the United Nations (UN) Charter was adopted, it was generally considered to have outlawed war. States accepted the obligation to settle all disputes by peaceful means and to refrain from the use or threat of use of force in their international relations. Only two exceptions were expressly allowed: force used in self-defense when an armed attack occurs, and armed action authorized by the UN Security Council as an enforcement measure. These provisions were seen by most observers as the heart of the Charter. and the most important principles of contemporary international law. They have been reaffirmed over and over …
International Law - The United Nations Emergency Force - Legal Status, Dudley H. Chapman S.Ed.
International Law - The United Nations Emergency Force - Legal Status, Dudley H. Chapman S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
The purpose of this comment is to consider the legal status of UNEF and of a potential permanent force of the same type. Some of the incidental legal problems confronting the United Nations will also be considered.