In modern times the use of force in international relations is thoroughly regulated, although the respect for these rules leaves much to be desired. This paper first describes the system's cardinal rule: the prohibition of the use of force. Next, the exceptions to the rule are addressed, with a special reference to United Nations practice. The rules of international humanitarian law, which has focused on providing the legal framework applicable to the battlefield, are then analyzed. The last part of this work tackles a polemical subject -the privatization of the use of force.
Keywords:
United Nations, jus in bello, use of force, peacekeeping, private military companies
Author Biography
Eric Tardif, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Profesor de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).
Tardif, E. (2011). Theory and practice of the legitimate use of force in the international community : evolution over the last century, and recent trends. Estudios Internacionales, 44(170), 81–103. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-3769.2011.19427
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