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The United Nations Security Council and the Authorisation of Force

Marko Svicevic

ISBN13: 9781509971299
To be Published: February 2027
Publisher: Hart Publishing
Country of Publication: UK
Format: Paperback (Hardback in 2025)
Price: £44.99
Hardback edition , ISBN13 9781509971251





This book examines the United Nations Security Council's authorisation of the use of force, considering the extensive body of UN Security Council resolutions across its now 8 years of existence.

As one of the established exceptions to the Article 2(4) UN Charter prohibition on the use of force, UN Security Council authorisation of force remains a key focus for both States and scholars alike. Despite the apparent consequences of authorisation, authorising resolutions lack prescribed formats or mandatory content. The UN Security Council has, however, developed a consistent practice of prior explicit authorisation.

UN Security Council practice overwhelmingly shows that authorising resolutions explicitly determine a situation a threat to international peace and security, invoke Chapter VII (or VIII), use specific authorising language, place time or functional limits on authorisation, and impose reporting obligations on those authorised to use force. The book ultimately argues that prior explicit authorisation constitutes a well-established practice, rejecting the legality and admissibility of implicit or retroactive authorisation.

Subjects:
Public International Law
Contents:
1. Introduction
1. UN Security Council Authorisation of Force: Of Forms and Consequences
2. The UN Charter System of Collective Security and UN Security Council Authorisation of Force
3. Analytical Framework of the Study
4. The Interpretation of UN Security Council Resolutions
5. Chapter Overview

2. Explicit Authorisation to UN Member States
1. Introduction
2. Explicit Authorisation during the Cold War Era
3. Explicit Authorisation After the Cold War Era
4. 'Combined' Authorisation of Force to Multiple Entities
5. Conclusion

3. Explicit Authorisation to Regional Organisations
1. Introduction
2. Authorisation to the African Union
3. Authorisation to the European Union
4. Authorisation to the Economic Community of West African States
5. Combined Authorisation of Force: Resolutions Adopted on Chad and the Central African Republic
6. Conclusion

4. Explicit Authorisation to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisations
1. Introduction
2. Resolutions Adopted on the Former Yugoslavia, including Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo
3. Resolutions adopted on the situation in Afghanistan
4. Resolution 1973 (2011) | NATO enforcement action in Libya
a. Explicit Authorisation and the Protection of Civilians
b. Implementation of Resolution 1973 (2012)
5. Conclusion

5. Explicit Authorisation to UN Peacekeeping Missions
1. Introduction
2. Explicit Authorisation to UN Peacekeeping Missions
3. Explicit Authorisation: 'All necessary measures' and 'take the necessary actions/measures'
4. 'Mandated Authorisation' of Force
5. Conclusion

6. The (In)admissibility of Implicit UN Security Council Authorisation
1. Introduction
2. The Nature of Implicit Authorisation
3. The Incompatibility and Inadmissibility of Implicit Authorisation
4. Alleged Practice of Implicit Authorisation
5. Conclusion

7. The (In)admissibility of Retroactive UN Security Council Authorisation
1. Introduction
2. Doctrinal Debates and the (In)admissibility of Retroactive Authorisation
3. Alleged UNSC Practice of Retroactive Authorisation
4. Comparison of Cases and the Inability to Deduce an Established Practice
5. Conclusion

8. Contemporary Developments and Practice Challenging the Need for Prior Explicit Authorisation
1. Introduction
2. Decentralised Collective Security: African Regional and Sub-Regional Security Frameworks
3. The Right of Self-Defence and its Intersection with UN Security Council Authorisation
4. Between Ambiguity for Unanimity and Abdication of Responsibility
5. Conclusion

9. Conclusion
1. Introduction
2. Explicit Authorisation as a Well-Established Practice
3. Exceptions to Prior Explicit Authorisation?
4. Contemporary Developments and Practice Challenging the Need for UNSC Authorisation?
5. Concluding Observations

Series: Studies in International Law

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Rebellious Jurisprudence: Judicial Dissent and International Law
Hemi Mistry
ISBN 9781509920112
To be published August 2028
Hart Publishing
£65.00
Social Hierarchies in Catastrophic Times: International Law, Critique, and Structural Change
Edited by: Tor Krever, lys Kulamadayil, Praggya Surana
ISBN 9781509993215
To be published December 2026
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£95.00
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A Central Asian Perspective on International Law
Sergey Sayapin
ISBN 9781509935499
Published April 2026
Hart Publishing
£95.00
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The Standard of Review Before the International Court of Justice: Between Principle and Pragmatism
Felix Fouchard
ISBN 9781509971343
Published November 2025
Hart Publishing
£41.99
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The United Nations Security Council and the Authorisation of Force
Marko Svicevic
ISBN 9781509971251
Published August 2025
Hart Publishing
£90.00
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The United Nations Security Council and the Authorisation of Force (eBook)
Marko Svicevic
ISBN 9781509971268
Published August 2025
Hart Publishing
£81.00

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Responses to Sea Migration and the Rule of Law (eBook)
Katia Bianchini
ISBN 9781509978496
Published August 2024
Hart Publishing
£37.79

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Responses to Sea Migration and the Rule of Law
Katia Bianchini
ISBN 9781509978489
Published August 2024
Hart Publishing
£90.00
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The Standard of Review Before the International Court of Justice: Between Principle and Pragmatism
Felix Fouchard
ISBN 9781509971305
Published May 2024
Hart Publishing
£90.00
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The Standard of Review before the International Court of Justice: Between Principle and Pragmatism (eBook)
Felix Fouchard
ISBN 9781509971312
Published May 2024
Hart Publishing
£37.79

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Private Actors as Participants in International Law: A Critical Analysis of Membership under the Law of the Sea
Armando Rocha
ISBN 9781509948130
Published March 2023
Hart Publishing
£42.99
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The Responsibility to Protect and the Failures of the United Nations Security Council
P.M. Butchard
ISBN 9781509968701
Published December 2022
Hart Publishing
£42.99
Cover of Judicial Deference in International Adjudication: A Comparative Analysis
Judicial Deference in International Adjudication: A Comparative Analysis
Johannes Hendrik Fahner
ISBN 9781509943463
Published February 2022
Hart Publishing
£54.99
Cover of Prosecutorial Discretion at the International Criminal Court
Prosecutorial Discretion at the International Criminal Court
Anni Pues
ISBN 9781509944101
Published January 2022
Hart Publishing
£38.99
Cover of The Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements: A Reconciliatory Approach to Environmental Protection in Armed Conflict
The Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements: A Reconciliatory Approach to Environmental Protection in Armed Conflict
Britta Sjostedt
ISBN 9781509943937
Published November 2021
Hart Publishing
£42.99
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Extraterritoriality and Climate Change Jurisdiction: Exploring EU Climate Protection under International Law (eBook)
Natalie L. Dobson
ISBN 9781509935833
Published September 2021
Hart Publishing
£38.69

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Private Actors as Participants in International Law: A Critical Analysis of Membership under the Law of the Sea
Armando Rocha
ISBN 9781509948048
Published September 2021
Hart Publishing
£95.00
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Extraterritoriality and Climate Change Jurisdiction: Exploring EU Climate Protection under International Law
Natalie L. Dobson
ISBN 9781509935826
Published September 2021
Hart Publishing
£95.00
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Private Actors as Participants in International Law: A Critical Analysis of Membership under the Law of the Sea (eBook)
Armando Rocha
ISBN 9781509948055
Published September 2021
Hart Publishing
£38.69

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The Readmission of Asylum Seekers under International Law
Mariagiulia Giuffré
ISBN 9781509954759
Published August 2021
Hart Publishing
£42.99
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International Law and the War with Islamic State: Challenges for Jus ad Bellum and Jus in Bello
Saeed Bagheri
ISBN 9781509950515
Published August 2021
Hart Publishing
£95.00
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International Law and the War with Islamic State: Challenges for Jus ad Bellum and Jus in Bello (eBook)
Saeed Bagheri
ISBN 9781509950522
Published August 2021
Hart Publishing
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The Law of Humanity Project: A Story of International Law Reform and State-making (eBook)
Ukri Soirila
ISBN 9781509938926
Published August 2021
Hart Publishing
£37.79

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The Law of Humanity Project: A Story of International Law Reform and State-making
Ukri Soirila
ISBN 9781509938919
Published August 2021
Hart Publishing
£90.00
Intertemporal Linguistics in International Law: Beyond Contemporaneous and Evolutionary Treaty Interpretation
Julian Wyatt
ISBN 9781509952281
Published July 2021
Hart Publishing
£44.99
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Predictability and Flexibility in the Law of Maritime Delimitation
Yoshifumi Tanaka
ISBN 9781509952144
Published June 2021
Hart Publishing
£49.99
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Allocating International Responsibility Between Member States and International Organisations
Nikolaos Voulgaris
ISBN 9781509946044
Published March 2021
Hart Publishing
£39.99
Cover of General Principles as a Source of International Law: Art 38(1)(c) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice
General Principles as a Source of International Law: Art 38(1)(c) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice
Imogen Saunders
ISBN 9781509936069
Published February 2021
Hart Publishing
£100.00
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General Principles as a Source of International Law: Art 38(1)(c) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice (eBook)
Imogen Saunders
ISBN 9781509936076
Published February 2021
Hart Publishing
£40.49

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Human Rights Commitments of Islamic States: Sharia, Treaties and Consensus (eBook)
Paul McDonough
ISBN 9781509919710
Published December 2020
Hart Publishing
£35.09

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Human Rights Commitments of Islamic States: Sharia, Treaties and Consensus
Paul McDonough
ISBN 9781509919703
Published December 2020
Hart Publishing
£95.00
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Prosecutorial Discretion at the International Criminal Court
Anni Pues
ISBN 9781509928682
Published July 2020
Hart Publishing
£100.00
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Prosecutorial Discretion at the International Criminal Court (eBook)
Anni Pues
ISBN 9781509928699
Published July 2020
Hart Publishing
£35.09

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The Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements: A Reconciliatory Approach to Environmental Protection in Armed Conflict (eBook)
Britta Sjostedt
ISBN 9781509922543
Published May 2020
Hart Publishing
£38.69

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The Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements: A Reconciliatory Approach to Environmental Protection in Armed Conflict
Britta Sjostedt
ISBN 9781509922536
Published May 2020
Hart Publishing
£100.00
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The Readmission of Asylum Seekers under International Law (eBook)
Mariagiulia Giuffré
ISBN 9781509902521
Published February 2020
Hart Publishing
£38.69

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Cover of The Readmission of Asylum Seekers under International Law
The Readmission of Asylum Seekers under International Law
Mariagiulia Giuffré
ISBN 9781509902491
Published February 2020
Hart Publishing
£100.00
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Feminist Engagement with International Criminal Law: Norm Transfer, Complementarity, Rape and Consent (eBook)
Eithne Dowds
ISBN 9781509921904
Published January 2020
Hart Publishing
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Feminist Engagement with International Criminal Law: Norm Transfer, Complementarity, Rape and Consent
Eithne Dowds
ISBN 9781509921898
Published January 2020
Hart Publishing
£95.00
Cover of The International Committee of the Red Cross and its Mandate to Protect and Assist: Law and Practice
The International Committee of the Red Cross and its Mandate to Protect and Assist: Law and Practice
Christy Shucksmith
ISBN 9781509935727
Published December 2019
Hart Publishing
£35.99
Cover of Intertemporal Linguistics in International Law: Beyond Contemporaneous and Evolutionary Treaty Interpretation (eBook)
Intertemporal Linguistics in International Law: Beyond Contemporaneous and Evolutionary Treaty Interpretation (eBook)
Julian Wyatt
ISBN 9781509929504
Published December 2019
Hart Publishing
£40.49

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Intertemporal Linguistics in International Law: Beyond Contemporaneous and Evolutionary Treaty Interpretation
Julian Wyatt
ISBN 9781509929498
Published December 2019
Hart Publishing
£100.00