LAWS 2601 Chapter Notes - Chapter 20: Nicaragua V. United States, Humanitarian Intervention, Peremptory Norm
21 Nov 2017
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If the projected use of the weapons was intended as a means of defense and there would be a consequential and necessary breach of the principles of necessity and proportionality, this would suggest that a threat contrary to article. States emphasized that: no state has the right to intervene, directly or indirectly, for any reason whatsoever, in the internal or external affairs of any other state. Consequently, armed intervention and all other forms of interference or attempted threats against the personality of the state or against its political, economic and cultural elements are condemned. (817: the corfu channel case: I(cid:374)depe(cid:374)de(cid:374)t states of ea(cid:272)h other(cid:859)s territorial so(cid:448)ereig(cid:374)t(cid:455). (cid:894)8(cid:1005)8(cid:895) Nations, until the security council has taken the measures necessary to maintain international peace and security. Measures taken by members in the exercise of this right of self-defence shall be immediately reported to the security council and shall not in any way affect the authority and responsibility of the security.
