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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

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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

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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 …

Oil In The Persian Gulf War: Legal Appraisal Of An Environmental Warfare., Margaret T. Okorodudu-Fubara

St. Mary's Law Journal

Oil, modern history’s most “powerful” natural economic resource stood at the epicenter of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and became the latest unconventional weapon of warfare. The objective of this Article is to assess the legal implications of this recent environmental warfare involving the “oil weapon,” the first of its kind in recorded history. The experiences from national and international wars demonstrate one sure victim of wars, even barring human losses, is the environment. The delicacy of mankind’s planetary ecosystem necessitates urgency addressed to protecting the environment in the international struggle for arms control and disarmament agreement. This Article indicates …