ILEG Brief: U.S. Threats Against Iran Violate U.N. Charter
ILEG Brief March 5, 2012
On Sunday March 4, President Barack Obama stated that he is prepared to employ a “military effort” against Iran. Washington’s continuing threats to use military force against Iran are an explicit violation of Article 2.4 of the United Nations Charter, which states, “All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations.”
Russian and Chinese Double Veto in Best Interests of the U.N. Charter and the Syrian People
February 7, 2012 | Paul F.J. Aranas
On February 4, the Russian Federation and China exercised vetoes to prevent the passage of a draft resolution condemning the Syrian government for the violence in Syria. Russia and China felt the text, without Moscow’s proposed amendments, would be contrary to efforts toward a peaceful solution. Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin stated that the text, as it stood, “sent an unbalanced signal to the Syrian parties,” and contained no call for the Syrian opposition to move away from extremist groups.
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