TY - JOUR ID - 57465 TI - Military intervention in Yemen from the perspective of international law JO - Public Law Studies Quarterly JA - JPLSQ LA - en SN - 2423-8120 AU - Fazaeli, Mostafa AD - Assistant Professor of International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Qom, Qom, Iran Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 VL - 46 IS - 1 SP - 41 EP - 70 KW - military intervention KW - principles of The United Nations charter KW - Saudi Arabia KW - Security Council KW - Use of Force KW - Yemen DO - 10.22059/jplsq.2016.57465 N2 - Following the developments in recent decades in the Middle East, many tragic events have unfolded in this region. From the imposed war of Iraq's dictator, Saddam Hussein, against Iran in the 1980s, Kuwait's occupation by Ba'athist Iraq, acts of aggression by Israel's regime against Lebanon, Gaza along with other incidents, Military intervention in Afghanistan and Iraq by the United States and its allies, brutal and criminal acts of violence committed by terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria with the support of  regional and trans-regional powers, to the most recent military intervention and acts of war against the people of Yemen. Not only have these events been in violation of fundamental rules and principles of the International law, but they have also endangered the current international order. Unfortunately, the international practice especially responses by a number of States and international organizations have not been as expected. This essay reviews the facts and issues regarding the military intervention in Yemen according to the rules and principles of International Law and International Customary Law, to prove it as an unjustified and illegitimate act. UR - https://jplsq.ut.ac.ir/article_57465.html L1 - https://jplsq.ut.ac.ir/article_57465_12e695481959709a2791d75e7c0f524e.pdf ER -