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Can the UN Security Council authorize states to violate international humanitarian law?
Chapter 7 to the United Nations charter gives the Security Council (UNSC) the power to authorize states to use force in some particular case (for example, in the first gulf war the UNSC authorized the use of force against Iraq).
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Was UN security council resolution 242 binding?
From what I understand, UN security council resolutions are binding, in contrast to general assembly resolutions which are not. This fine page from Cambridge, which is a body that is generally trusted in the field, states:
UN Security Council…
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Can presidential statement of UN security council be considered as the "decisions of the Security Council"?
Presidential statements of the UN security council are adopted by consensus of the Council members in the absence of any formal opposition. On the other hand, Article 27(2) and 27(3) of the UN Charter states that the "decisions of the security…
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