ABSTRACT
This chapter considers an important aspect of the overall theme of the text: the role of the Security Council in maintaining international peace and the exclusivity of that role. The common justification for intervention in Iraq employed by coalition forces has been the existence of an implied authority through Security Council resolutions. Security Council Resolution 678 provided Iraq with a final opportunity to withdraw from Kuwait, following its act of aggression in August 1990, and authorized the use of all necessary means by coalition forces to uphold and implement the Resolution. Security Council Resolution 687 required Iraq: to destroy, remove, or render harmless all chemical and biological weapons and related systems and development facilities and all ballistic missiles with a range greater than 150 km. All of the resolutions were adopted under Chapter VII of the UN Charter which allows the use of force for the express purpose of restoring international peace and security.
