| Abstract [eng] |
This master’s thesis is aimed at identifying and analyzing cases of use of force, which happened in the last twenty years. In order to achieve this goal, the following study is performed. Firstly, historical aspects of this principle are analyzed. Doctrine of just war is briefly reviewed. The activities of the League of Nations are discussed whether international peace and security is insured. Secondly, the content of prohibition of the threat or use of force is investigated. Legal framework of the principle is investigated. Regulation is established and the relation of this principle to other international law principles is assessed. Thirdly, the United Nations Security Council’s duty to support international peace and security is explored. Lithuania’s work in the Security Council is laconically reviewed. Fourthly, exceptions to this principle are discussed. Conceptions of individual self-defense, collective self-defense, preemptive self-defense and humanitarian intervention are presented. The criteria of legitimacy of self-defense and the problematic aspects of preemptive self-defense are discussed. Illegal humanitarian intervention in Liberia, Iraq and Kosovo is discussed. Furthermore, military conflicts, their causes and course in Ukraine, Syria and Yemen are analyzed in detail. The decision of the United States to recognize the sovereignty of Israel in the annexed territories has been assessed. Security Council and General Assembly resolutions were reviewed. Expressed opinions of the Security Council members was reviewed and the issue of cyber security was addressed as well. |
