Adopted by the security council at its 6498th meeting, on 17 march 2011. Resolution 1973 strengthened and extended the arms embargo, asset. Security council resolution 2206 2015 have the honour to transmit herewith, in accordance with paragraph 18 d of resolution 2206 2015, the interim report on their work. Explicitly resolutions 1970 and 1973 call for protecting the libyan civilians apparently from an imaginary massacre. Security council dist general 17 march 2011 resolution 1973 2011. Recalling its resolution 1970 2011 of 26 february 2011. Explicitly resolutions 1970 and 1973 call for protecting the. United nations security council resolution 1973, on the situation in libya, is a measure that was adopted on 17 march 2011. Resolution 435 1978 of 29 september 1978 the security council, recalling its resolutions 385 1976 of 30 jan. The security council, having heard the statement of the foreign minister of the arab republic of egypt,1. United nations security council resolution 1973, on the situation in libya, is a measure that.
If you read the very comprehensive resolution that the security council passed, it is focused on protecting civilians from their own government. Serpents, thirst, heat, and sand libya alone can present a multitude of woes that it would beseem men to fly from. Moses argues that bestowing on the sc the power to decide on rtop. With the su pport of ten memb ers and five abstentions brazil, china, germany. Leading from behind is still leading cda institute. Remarks on the situation in libya and resolution 1973. Between the passage of the unsc resolution 1973 and the. I spent much of yesterday conducting interviews with the media about the situation in libya. Information on the substantive list updates are provided on the council committees website.
Strongly deplores the failure of israel to abide by security council resolutions 237 1967 of 14 june 1967, 252 1968 of 21 may 1968 and 298 1971 of 25 september 1971 and the consensus statement by the president of the security council on 11 november 1976 2 and general assembly resolutions 2253 esv and 2254 esv of 4 and 14 july 1967. Resolution 1973 contains three principal objectives for the use of force. How far does the resolution permit the coalition now acting in libya to go. The report was provided to the security council committee. Security council 6498th meeting night security council approves nofly zone over libya, authorizing all necessary measures to protect civilians, by vote of 10 in favour with 5. This thesis focuses only on the last objective to explore. United nations security council resolution 1973 and the.
United nations security council resolution 329 zambias decision to impose sanctions 10 mar united nations security council resolution 330 on peace and security in latin america 21 mar united nations security council resolution 331 the situation in the middle east 20 apr. The resolution stipulated a cease fire to take effect within 12 hours of the adoption of the resolution. Security council distr general 26 february 2011 1124558 e 1124558 resolution 1970 2011 adopted by the security council at its 6491st meeting, on 26 february 2011 the security council, expressing grave concern at the situation in the libyan arab jamahiriya and condemning the violence and use of force against civilians. Once nato enemies in iraq and afghanistan, now nato allies. At the same meeting, the council further decided, at the request of the representatives of gabon, mauritius and nigeria,60 to extend an invitation to mr. United nations sres1903 2009 security council distr general 17 december 2009 0965655 e 0965655 resolution 1903 2009 adopted by the security council at its 6246th meeting, on 17 december 2009 the security council, recalling its previous resolutions and statements by its president on the situation in liberia and west africa.
The resolution established a ban on all flights in the airspace of libya in order to help protect civilians and authorized member states to take all. A year after unscr 1973 e 2 the united nations security council resolution unscr 1973 was not the first time that the international community invoked the. Imposes additional measures in connection with the situation in the libyan arab jamahiriya. Green, the dissolution of states and membership of the united nations, in law, justice and equrry 152, 167 rh. Security council distr general 28 may 2010 10380 e 10380 resolution 1925 2010 adopted by the security council at its 6324th meeting, on 28 may 2010 the security council, recalling its previous resolutions and the statements of its president concerning the democratic republic of. United nations security council resolution 328 southern rhodesia. The full text of resolution 73 2001 reads as follows. On march 17, 2011, the united nations security council unsc adopted resolution 1973, providing the legal framework for the subsequent nato led military intervention in libya. The security council, reaffirming its resolutions 1269 1999 of 19 october 1999 and 68 2001 of 12 september 2001.
United nations security council resolution 338 wikipedia. The security council resolution was proposed by france, lebanon, and the united kingdom ten security council members voted in the affirmative bosnia and herzegovina, colombia, gabon, lebanon, nigeria, portugal, south africa, and permanent members france, the. The report was provided to the security council committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 2015 on 31 july 2015 and considered by the. The security council, considering that it decided by its resolution 338 1973 of 2122 october 1973 that talks among the parties to the middle east conflict for the implementation of resolution 242 1967 of 22 november 1967 should be held under appropriate auspices. The threeline united nations security council resolution 338, adopted on october 22, 1973, called for a ceasefire in the yom kippur war in accordance with a joint proposal by the united states and the soviet union. In sign of progress, libyas rival noc companies agree to merge. There are multiple and overlapping noninternational armed conflicts in libya involving the government and a myriad of armed groups. How far does the resolution permit the coalition now acting in. Adopted by the security council at its 6498th meeting, on. Libya and the united nations security council resolution. Calls upon the parties concerned to start immediately after the ceasefire the implementation of security council resolution 242 1967 in all of.
The legal status of security council resolutions within the community legal order until the yusuf case4 the european courts have not clarif. Natos interpretation of resolution 1973 entailed that the totality of libyan. This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Edem kodjo under rule 39 of the provisional rules of procedure.
Requests the secretarygeneral to submit to the security council as early as possible a comprehensive report giving full account of the efforts undertaken by the united nations pertaining to the situation in the middle east since june 1967. United nations sres2095 20 security council distr general 14 march 20 resolution 2095 20 25938 e 25938 adopted by the security council at its 6934th meeting, on 14 march 20 the security council, recalling its resolutions 1970 2011 of 26 february 2011, 1973 2011 of. Normative, institutional and operational relationships between r2p and poc 41 violence and the protection of civilians. United nations convention on the law of the sea main page. Language on r2p in security council resolutions has shifted from contentious to commonplace. The noninternational armed conflicts emerged in libya along the following lines the unbacked gna is engaged in armed conflict with the selfdeclared lna and affiliated groups loyal to general haftar. Calls upon all parties to the present fighting to cease all firing and terminate all military. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the department of state. This emerges in the cautionary language used in security council resolution 1816 of 2 june 2008 authorizing states to repress acts of piracy in the territorial sea of somalia and not only on the high seas as specified in the convention. United nations security council resolution 1973 wikipedia. Security council distr general 31 march 2005 0529273 e 0529273 resolution 1593 2005 adopted by the security council at its 5158th meeting, on 31 march 2005 the security council, taking note of the report of the international commission of inquiry on violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law in darfur s200560. Martyrs movement merged in opposition to gaddafis regime. United nations sres1888 2009 security council distr general 30 september 2009 0953446 e 0953446 resolution 1888 2009 adopted by the security council at its 6195th meeting, on 30 september 2009 the security council, reaffirming its commitment to the continuing and full implementation of.