How the Transfer of Arms Violates Article 2(4) and Leads to the Risk of Global War
Legal Issue
The legal issue identified in this paper is how the transfer of arms could be a violation of UN Charter Article 2(4). The examples of the transfer of arms from UK to Saudi Arabia to be used in an attack on Yemen as well as the transfer of arms from the US and other states to Ukraine to attack Russia are used in the paper. The escalation of conflict from sanctions to hot war and the threat of nuclear war is discussed. The idea being pursued is that legal parameters have largely been eschewed in the West from Article 2(4) to the use of economic sanctions or the breaking of contracts (such as Germanys breaking of its contract with Russia regarding Nord Stream 2, in violation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in the WTO.
Draft Structure
The draft structure consists of these sections:
I. Introduction
II. Article 2(4)
III. The Arms Trade
a. Violation of Article 2(4)
b. Retaliation of States to the Transfer of Arms
IV. Escalation
a. Germanys Reaction to Russian Retaliation
b. Economic Sanctions
V. Conclusion
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