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Approving force without authorising it: UN Security Council resolution 2249 on the fight against ISIL

VITO TODESCHINI

The resolution gives political support to military action against ISIS, yet fails to provide States with a mandate to use force

Respect for international legality and the renewed centrality of the United Nations: the only alternative to war

MARCO MASCIA
ANTONIO PAPISCA

Read why the main road to peace is to be walked with initiatives of real disarmament and by putting into operation the collective security system as envisaged in the Charter of the United Nations

The Scapegoats – a Muse About ‘Their’ Rights

VERONIKA SUSEDKOVÁ

They are everywhere! A group of people who are guilty of it all…

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Approving force without authorising it: UN Security Council resolution 2249 on the fight against ISIL

Respect for international legality and the renewed centrality of the United Nations: the only alternative to war

The Scapegoats – a Muse About ‘Their’ Rights