THE LOOPHOLES IN THE PRINCIPLE OF NON-USE OF FORCE AS LEGISLATED IN INTERNATIONAL LAW
THE LOOPHOLES IN THE PRINCIPLE OF NON-USE OF FORCE AS LEGISLATED IN INTERNATIONAL LAW Introduction “ No principle of the Charter is more important than the principle of the non-use of force as embodied in Article 2, paragraph 4 ….Secretaries General confront many challenges in the course of their tenures but the challenge that tests them and defines them inevitably involves the use of force.” [1] The use of force The prohibition against the threat or use of force is the cornerstone of the UN Charter, article 2(4) of which stipulates that: All members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations. For the core objective of international peace to be achieved, the United Nations Charter 1 provides for various organs to help in its realization. The United Nations Charter is the primary sourc