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23 Tul. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 1 (2014-2015)
The Constitutionality and Advancement of International Humanitarian Ideals in Libya by NATO and United States' Operations Odyssey Dawn and Unified Protector

handle is hein.journals/tulicl23 and id is 9 raw text is: TULANE JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW VOLUME23 WINTER 2014 No. 1 The Constitutionality and Advancement of International Humanitarian Ideals in Libya by NATO and United States' Operations Odyssey Dawn and Unified Protector Richard A.C. Alton* Jason Reed Strublet I. INTRODUCTION .......................................... 2 II. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF LIBYA LEADING TO THE INITIATION OF OPERATION ODYSSEY DAWN.......................... 3 A. A BriefHistory ofLibya ......... ...............3 B. Key Events and Decisions Leading Up to the Initiation of Operation Odyssey Dawn.... ..................7 C Operation Odyssey Dawn.......................9 D. Operation Unified Protector....................... 10 III. AUTHORITY To MAKE WAR.............................. 13 IV. OPERATION ODYSSEY DAWN WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND VIOLATED THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION................... 16 V. OPERATION ODYSSEY DAWN CANNOT BE LEGALLY JUSTIFIED UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW AS A HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION ............ ................ 19 A. The Necessity Citerion. .................. ..... 22 B. The Proportionality Citeion ......................... 23 C The Purpose Citeinon.........................25 C 2014 Richard A.C. Alton and Jason Reed Struble. * J.D. with International Law Certificate, The Florida State University College of Law; B.A., History, George Mason University. t J.D. with International Law Certificate, The Florida State University College of Law; M.B.A., International Business and Management, The University of Toledo College of Business Administration; B.S., Eastern Michigan University. 1