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On 29 November 1990, the Security Council passed Resolution 678 under the guidance of Canada, the USSR, United Kingdom and the United States, [6] which gave Iraq until 15 January 1991 to withdraw from Kuwait and empowered states to use "all necessary means" to force Iraq out of Kuwait after the deadline. The Resolution requested Member States ...
Another aspect is if the right of self-defense still exists if the UN Security Council has taken measures to deal with the conflict. [16] There are contradictory opinions whether this right still exists once the Security Council has taken action. [16] Article 51 has been described as difficult to adjudicate with any certainty in real-life. [17]
The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (short title) (Pub. L. 102–1) or Joint Resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 (official title), was the United States Congress's January 14, 1991, authorization of the use of U.S. military force in the Gulf War.
This paragraph, and similar provisions in Resolution 678, were used by the United States and United Kingdom as legal justification for their 1996 bombing of Iraq, 1998 bombing of Iraq, and 2003 invasion of Iraq, with officials claiming the resolutions provided authority to "use all necessary means" to compel Iraq to comply with its UN ...
These are lists of resolutions about the same topic. There are more topics in Category:United Nations Security Council resolutions by topic but it only shows a link to resolutions with their own article. As of 2023 that is nearly all resolutions until 2013 but few since then. Cyprus; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Lebanon; Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; North ...
678: 29 November 1990 12-2-1 Authorized use of force against Iraq to "uphold and implement resolution 660 and all subsequent resolutions and to restore international peace and security in the area". Cuba and Yemen voted against the resolution while China abstained. 686: 2 March 1991 11-1-3
On November 29, 1990, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 678, which authorized member states 'to use all necessary means to uphold and implement all previous resolutions demanding the immediate withdrawal of Iraq from Kuwait.'
Resolution Date Vote Concerns 1: 25 January 1946 Adopted without vote Establishing the Military Staff Committee: 2: 30 January 1946 11–0–0 The Iran crisis of 1946: 3: 4 April 1946