“The United Nations Charter makes absolutely clear that the use of military force on the territory of a foreign sovereign state is lawful only in response to an armed attack on the defending state for which the target state is responsible.”
Global Research, February 28, 2021Notre Dame News 26 February 2021
The United States military Thursday (Feb. 25) carried out airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed militias in Syria in retaliation for rocket attacks on U.S. targets in Iraq — the first military action undertaken by the Biden administration.
The strikes reportedly resulted in multiple deaths — a grave violation of international law, according to Notre Dame Law SchoolprofessorMaryEllenO’Connell, a respected expert on international law and the use of force.
“The United Nations Charter makes absolutely clear that the use of military force on the territory of a foreign sovereign state is lawful only in response to an armed attack on the defending state for which the target state is responsible,” O’Connell said. “None of those elements is met in the Syria strike. There is no right of reprisal, right to use militaryforce for deterrence, right to attack…
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