International Relations and Global Economy

Running head: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND GLOBAL ECONOMY
International Relation and Global Economy
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Issue
Whether the joint strikes made by states X, Y, Z against Tarragon were unlawful under the
International law
Rule
Humanitarian intervention
In the context of international law, territorial sovereignty of individual states is
considered as a fundamental principle. The concept of the territorial sovereignty has emerged
from the concept of state according to which the prevailing government is perceived as the
supreme authority within its territory without any external interference with respect to such
supremacy. The international law requires every state to respect the territorial sovereignty of
other states except under circumstances where a particular state infringes human rights or
commits human right abuses against its citizens (Dinstein 2017). Under such circumstances,
external states may intervene into the sovereignty of a particular state to safeguard the citizens on
the ground of humanitarian intervention.
Fundamental principle of International law: Article [2(4)]
The legal provision embedded in Article [2(4)] of the UN Charter prohibits the Members
of the UN from using or threatening to use force against the political independence or the
territorial integrity as well as political sovereignty of any state in any way that is contrary to the
purpose of the UN. This principle was upheld in the Congo-Uganda case. The provision set out

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under Article [2(4)] of the UN Charter is considered as a crucial element of International law as
was held in the Tehran Hostages case and Nicaragua case.
Exceptions to Article [2(4)]
Self-Defence [Article 51]
The exception principle known as right to individual or collective self-defense as a
response to aggression exhibited by another state has been incorporated under Article [51] of the
Charter. The provision is subjected to an exception, which is the principle of self-defense and
the authorization of the UN to apply the force under conditions, or jus ad bellum where states are
permitted to resort to war or use armed force on humanitarian grounds to reduce sufferings in
armed conflicts. This is achieved by providing assistance and safeguarding the victims of the
armed conflicts to the extent possible.
Further, based on Chapter VII of the Charter, the UN Security Council is empowered to
decide whether collect use of force should be resorted to as a response to any act that poses a
threat to the peace or amounts to violation of peace as well as an act of aggression. Furthermore,
considering the concept of ‘responsibility to protect’ in the context of international humanitarian
law, it is already deeply-rooted in the international legal system that the international community
must not fail to take necessary measures in case of genocide and other forms of abuses of human
rights (Teson 2018).
As per the ‘responsibility to protect’ principle, states are legally obligated to safeguard
their citizens against mass atrocities and the international community must extend every possible
assistance to the states. Moreover, in the event of failing to undertake any reasonable measures,
international community becomes responsible to safeguard the concerned population from four