Solidarity and Intervention in Libya

The Libyan uprising is entering its fourth week. The courage and persistence of the Libyan people’s efforts to overthrow Muammar al-Qaddafi have been met with ongoing regime brutality ranging from shoot-to-kill policies to the indiscriminate use of artillery against unarmed civilians. When we last w...

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Published inThe Dawn of the Arab Uprisings p. 150
Main Authors Asli Ü Bâli, Ziad Abu-Rish
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Pluto Press 20.11.2015
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Airspace
Applied sciences
Artillery
Behavioral sciences
Guns
Human behavior
Human geography
Humanitarian intervention
International community
International humanitarian law
International law
International politics
International relations
Law
No fly zones
Political change
Political geography
Political processes
Political science
Politics
Projectile weapons
Psychology
Regime change
Social attitudes
Social psychology
Social sciences
Solidarity
Technology
Violence
Weapons
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Summary:The Libyan uprising is entering its fourth week. The courage and persistence of the Libyan people’s efforts to overthrow Muammar al-Qaddafi have been met with ongoing regime brutality ranging from shoot-to-kill policies to the indiscriminate use of artillery against unarmed civilians. When we last wrote¹⁰⁸ on this subject, we already recognized that the situation in Libya was dire. Since that time the violence of the regime’s unhinged bid to subdue the armed insurgency has only escalated. The mounting civilian death toll resulting from regime brutality has amplified previous calls for international intervention. The Security Council unanimously issued a resolution¹⁰⁹ imposing
ISBN:0745333249
9780745333243
DOI:10.2307/j.ctt183p77h.28