Multilateralism before the interdict and the crossroad

This article examines how the US decision to attack Iraq goes against both the nature of multilateralism and the rules of international law. The “preventive action” and the “confrontation between good and evil” are seen as the main milestones of the US's international vision. The author argues...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Montalvo, Mauricio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Ecuador
Institución:Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar
Repositorio:Revista Comentario Internacional
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.uasb.edu.ec:article/176
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uasb.edu.ec/index.php/comentario/article/view/176
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Estados Unidos
comunidad intenacional
multilateralismo
Derecho Internacional.
United States
Internarnational Community
multilateralism
International Law
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Sumario:This article examines how the US decision to attack Iraq goes against both the nature of multilateralism and the rules of international law. The “preventive action” and the “confrontation between good and evil” are seen as the main milestones of the US's international vision. The author argues for the necessity of a renewal of multilateralism so that it does lose its validity.