Maritime Enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolutions: Use of Force and Coercive Measures

Zou, Keyuan orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-2868-4948 (2011) Maritime Enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolutions: Use of Force and Coercive Measures. International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, 26 (2). pp. 235-261. ISSN 0927-3522

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157180811X560502

Abstract

The Charter of the United Nations designates the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as one of the principal organs of the United Nations, assuming the “primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security”. It has the power to determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression, to make recommendations, and decide what measures should be taken to maintain or restore international peace and security. This article addresses a number of issues concerning how the UNSC Resolutions are enforced at sea in accordance with applicable international law and makes special reference to the circumstances in East Asia, particularly the Korean Peninsula.


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