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1991

Notre Dame Law School

International Law

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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 Jan 1991

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 …


Does Title Vii Apply In Saudi Arabia? An Analysis Of Eeoc V. Arabian American Oil Co., Barbara J, Fick Jan 1991

Does Title Vii Apply In Saudi Arabia? An Analysis Of Eeoc V. Arabian American Oil Co., Barbara J, Fick

Journal Articles

This article previews the Supreme Court case EEOC v. Arabian American Oil Co., 499 U.S. 244 (1991). The author expected the Court to decied whether Congress intended the mandates of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibiting employment discrimination to extend extraterritorially.