This course is the last installment of three programs in a series cosponsored by the American Society of International Law in partnership with the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area’s International Law Committee to address the issue of the use of force. When is it permissible? What is the role of the UN and how can it be carried out?
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The increasing conviction that the government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria has used chemical weapons in an attack with many civilian casualties raises the question: what military response may the outside world legally take without the authority of the UN Security Council?
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On October 19, 2012, the Copenhagen Process on the Handling of Detainees in International Military Operations (the Process) welcomed the adoption of the Copenhagen Process Principles and Guidelines (Principles and Guidelines).[1] This Insight provides a brief background to the Process and the Principles and Guidelines and explains the significance of this development.
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