International Law Observer

One aspect of the UN Security Council Resolutions on Libya that has not received much attention is the authorization of maritime interdiction for the purposes of enforcing the arms embargo against Libya.  Yet, there are a number of interesting questions that arise in this context. The arms embargo against Libya was established in UN Security [...]

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One of the legal questions that has arisen in the context of the intervention in Libya is the legality of arming the rebel groups fighting the Libyan regime – see for example a recent piece in the Guardian newspaper on this subject.  Attention seems to be focussed on whether or not this would amount to [...]

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