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The EU will not be able to enforce the UN arms embargo in Libya
Die EU wird das VN-Waffenembargo in Libyen nicht durchsetzen können
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Abstract On 19 January 2020 a high-level conference was held in Berlin to find solutions to the conflict in Libya between the unity government under Fayez al-Sarraj and the troops led by General Khalifa Haftar. A central agreement in the final declaration aims to stop the unimpeded influx of weapons that ext... view more
On 19 January 2020 a high-level conference was held in Berlin to find solutions to the conflict in Libya between the unity government under Fayez al-Sarraj and the troops led by General Khalifa Haftar. A central agreement in the final declaration aims to stop the unimpeded influx of weapons that external actors are making available to the warring parties. The conference participants committed themselves to "unequivocally and fully respect and implement the arms embargo established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 (2011) and the Council's subsequent resolutions, including the proliferation of arms from Libya, and call on all international actors to do the same". The declaration thus reaffirms the existing resolutions, revealing its basic problem: So far, the United Nations (UN) has not been able to effectively enforce the current embargo for a variety of reasons. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
EU; UNO; weapon; embargo; Libya; international security; security policy; peacekeeping; sanction; conflict management; UN Security Council
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
Durchsetzbarkeit von Entscheidungen/Rechtsnormen internationaler Akteure
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
7 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 8/2020
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2020C08
ISSN
1861-1761
Status
Published Version; reviewed
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Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications