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Security Council Resolution 678 and Persian Gulf Decision-Making

Burns H. Weston | American Journal of International Law | July 1, 1991

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This journal article argues that Security Council Resolution 678 which authorized the start of the 1991 Gulf War was not legitimate. The prescient article provides insight into how the United Nations, originally created to promote peace, has come to endorse war. For those who aren't as interested in international law, the last four pages offer an excellent summary and conclusion. View file [1.1mb]





















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