International Law and the United Nations\u27 Role In the Gulf Crisis

This article will examine the historical background which precipitated Iraq\u27s invasion, occupation and annexation of Kuwait. It will also examine the political and legal aspects of the U.N. Security Council\u27s resolutions pertaining to Iraq\u27s actions against Kuwait. Finally, it will examine the legitimacy in international law of the use of force against Iraq by the U.S. and its coalition partners