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Author: Daniel Bethlehem

08 Dec

A Brief Reply on the Legal Bases for Intervention in Syria

In response to Julian Ku's post here on the potential legal justifications for the U.S. to use force against Syria in the event Assad turns to chemical weapons, Daniel Bethlehem sent along the following. Daniel Bethlehem practices in London and served as Principal Legal Advisor to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 2006-2011. Julian Ku suggests that "[a]ssuming no...

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