U6-S6.Mantenimiento de la paz y seguridad Internacional

Takeaways

• 😀 The Security Council can encourage peaceful resolution of international disputes according to Article 33.2 of the UN Charter.
• 😀 The Security Council can investigate any situation or controversy that may threaten international peace and security.
• 😀 The Security Council can make recommendations on how states should resolve disputes, though these recommendations are not binding.
• 😀 The Council can authorize a series of measures, including the use of force, once a threat to peace is identified.
• 😀 Article 41 of the UN Charter discusses measures that do not involve the use of force, such as economic sanctions or breaking diplomatic relations.
• 😀 Article 42 allows for the use of air, naval, or land forces if non-forceful measures prove insufficient to maintain peace.
• 😀 Peacekeeping operations (PKOs) are designed to end conflicts and not to attack, often involving military contingents from member states.
• 😀 Coercive measures through regional organizations are allowed only with prior authorization from the Security Council (Article 53).
• 😀 The concept of 'legitimate defense' is recognized under international law, permitting a state to defend itself individually or collectively in the event of an armed attack (Article 51).
• 😀 Legitimate defense must be immediate, proportional, necessary, and reasonable in response to an armed attack, not a political or verbal one.
• 😀 The doctrine of 'preventive defense,' which is based on suspicions of potential attacks, is not supported by international law, unlike anticipatory defense, which can be invoked in the face of imminent attack.