Deploring what it called ‘the gross and systematic violation of human rights’ in strife-torn Libya, on 26 February the Security Council adopted Resolution 1970 (2011), where it demanded an end to the violence and decided to refer the situation to the International Criminal Court while imposing an arms embargo on the country and a travel ban and assets freeze on the family of Muammar Al-Qadhafi and certain Government officials. This resolution was adopted unanimously under Chapter VII of the UN Charter (Article 41). The Council authorized all Member States to seize and dispose of military-related materiel banned by the…