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25 N.Y.U. J. Int'l L. & Pol. 593 (1992-1993)
United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 and its Aftermath: The Implications for Domestic Authority and the Need for Legitimacy

handle is hein.journals/nyuilp25 and id is 603 raw text is: UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 687 AND ITS AFTERMATH: THE IMPLICATIONS FOR DOMESTIC AUTHORITY AND THE NEED FOR LEGITIMACY LAWRENCE D. ROBERTS* I. INTRODUCTION When compared with other armed conflicts of the twen- tieth century, the repulsion of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait will not be considered a significant engagement by students of military history. The numerically large, heavily en- trenched, yet, in the end, technologically and professionally overmatched Iraqi army was routed by allied forces in four and one-half weeks of aerial bombardment and three days of ground attack.' For the United Nations, however, the Ku- wait crisis was a watershed event. Released from the Cold War deadlock which had hobbled its usefulness since its in- ception, the United Nations Security Council (Security Council or Council) was able to enforce its will in the inter- ests of international peace and security. The resolutions which emerged from the Security Coun- cil during the Kuwait crisis demonstrate the Council's desire to play a more significant role in international events. Reso- * B.A. 1984, Columbia College; J.D. 1987, Cornell Law School; LL.M. 1992, New York University School of Law; Visiting Assistant Profes- sor of Law, New England School of Law; Senior Fellow (1992-93), The Center for International Studies, New York University School of Law. The author would like to thank Thomas Franck and Gregory Fox for their in- spiration and insight. Without their contribution, this work would not have been possible. 1. Estimates of allied commanders indicated that prior to the com- mencement of the allied air assaults Iraq possessed 547,000 men at arms. Recent reports have indicated, however, that as few as 183,000 troops were actually defending Iraqi positions prior to the start of ground opera- tions as a result of desertion and casualties from air sorties. Eric Schmitt. Study Lists Lower Tally of Iraqi Troops in Gulf War, N.Y. TIMEs, Apr. 24, 1992, at A6. 593 Imaged with the Permission of N.Y.U. Journal of Internationl Law and Politics

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