... war, or to use force short of war in order to achieve their aims.3 This is both a prominent and controversial area of International law; some selectivity is necessary to critically evaluate the statement made by Cassese. This essay will be concerned with the legality of the use of force under international law (jus ad bellum, refers to the body of rules that governs when force can be justified as legitimate).4 The United Nations had substantially restricted the scope on the legitimate use of force in 1945 by its establishment. The preamble of the UNCH states that the UN is established 'to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war' and states that provisions were created to obligate members to 'settle their international disputes by peaceful means' (Article2 (3)).5 These aims and objectives of the UN cannot be achieved without the cooperation of each individual State, as it requires the ...

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