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Posts published in March 2011

Maritime interdiction to support the Libyan arms embargo

One aspect of the UN Security Council Resolutions on Libya that has not received much attention is the authorization of maritime interdiction for the purposes of enforcing the arms embargo against Libya.  Yet, there are a number of interesting questions that arise in this context. The arms embargo against Libya was established in UN Security Council Resolution 1970 in order to: prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer to the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, from or through their territories or by their nationals, or using their flag vessels or aircraft, of arms and related materiel of all types, including…