Iraq's precedent for a UNSC end to occupation »
Posted By tehranchik 2 weeks, 1 day ago in Political OpinionThe rules of international humanitarian law and customary international law recognize, explicitly, only the normal ways for the termination of occupations. The most common of which are either via a treaty of peace or the withdrawal from an occupied territory by the occupying army; both ways are totally dependent on the will of the occupier.
Still, what are the possibilities for the ending of occupation under international law? How can the occupied legally compel their occupier to leave in a way that is binding under international law and recognized by international organizations like the United Nations, for example.
One possibility is a binding Security Council Resolution, which can force the occupier to withdraw from the occupied territory. Under the authority granted to the Security Council by the United Nations Charter, the body can take measures to ensure international peace and security. The question is whether or not the Security Council considers the continuation of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories a threat to international peace and security. For precedent, we can turn to the Security Council resolution on the occupation of Iraq in 2004.
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Well, I'm from and live in the Pacific Northwest. I did live in the middle east during the late 70's and early 80 ...
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