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The Real Story: What Justifies Military Intervention?

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What Justifies Military Intervention?

20/04/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - The Real Story, What Justifies Military Intervention?

The US, UK and France have bombed Syria but what can justify attacking another country?

The decision by the US, the UK and France to bomb Syria has divided the international community. But do the arguments for bombing Syria stand up under international law?

The decision by the US, France and Britain to bomb Syria after seeing evidence that President Bashar al-Assad had allegedly used chemical weapons on civilians has divided the international community. Are we living in a world where might, not right determines how states behave, or is a more moral legal framework in the process of being born? This week on the Real Story, Carrie Gracie and a panel of expert guests ask what can justify attacking another country.

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