The case for the legitimacy of humanitarian intervention in Syria. A comparative study from the standpoint of UK of the Syrian Conflict from 2013 to 2015

This Paper analyzes from the point of view of UK’s foreign policy both the legality and legitimacy of humanitarian intervention in Syria in 2015, comparing it to the situation in 2013. First, it will be studied whether justifying a right to use of force without the approval of the UNSC under the doc...

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Main Author: Fernández Burgueño, Borja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2015
Subjects:
International Law
intervención humanitaria
R2P
responsabilidad de protección
Siria
ISIS
Estado Islámico
humanitarian intervention
responsibility to protect
Syria
Islamic State
Online Access:https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=5212696
Source:Revista Española de Relaciones Internacionales, ISSN 1989-6565, Nº. 7, 2015, pags. 57-80
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The case for the legitimacy of humanitarian intervention in Syria. A comparative study from the standpoint of UK of the Syrian Conflict from 2013 to 2015
Summary: This Paper analyzes from the point of view of UK’s foreign policy both the legality and legitimacy of humanitarian intervention in Syria in 2015, comparing it to the situation in 2013. First, it will be studied whether justifying a right to use of force without the approval of the UNSC under the doctrine of humanitarian intervention can be considered as legal. Finding that the legal status of humanitarian intervention is currently uncertain and, thus, it is necessary to differentiate between legality and legitimacy. This paper claims that despite UK’s poor legitimacy to intervene in 2013, it is legitimised to do so in 2015. Finally, this article will conclude that UK’s claim of an international consensus on the criteria and the level of severity required for humanitarian intervention to be legal is deceitful.

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