Abstract:
Between February and March 2011, the United Nations Security Council
adopted a series of resolutions with potentially far reaching implications for
international law relating to the use of force. The Council adopted Resolution
1970 (2011) and 1973 (2011), with respect to the situation in Libya on 26
February and 17 March respectively, and Resolution 1975 (2011) with respect
to the situation in Cote d’Ivoire on 30 March. The operations in Libya to
implement Resolution 1973 were led by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
(NATO) while the operations in Cote d’Ivoire to implement Resolution 1975
were led by UN Operations in Cote d’Ivoire (UNOCI) assisted by French forces.
