Akdeniz Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi

Yazarlar: Şahin Eray KIRDIM

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Use of Force,Intervention by Invitation,Syrian Civil War,Russian Intervention

Özet: This study deals with the military presence of Russia in Syria under the concept of intervention by invitation in international law. The use of force, one of the most controversial issues in the anarchic international relations system, has caused controversy in Syria having a difficult time because of the civil war. Based upon the invitation by the al-Assad administration, Russia has maintained its military presence in Syria since September 2015, and provided land and air support to the regime. Although invited by the Assad administration, some have argued that Russia’s presence in Syria cannot be regarded as a collective self-defense intervention, and that the Russian intervention has, in fact, violated international law. The study analyzing the validity of this claim consists of two parts. While the first part explains the concept of intervention by invitation and discusses where it will be a valid invitation, the second part analyzes the compliance of the Russian intervention with international law. Moving forward from the fact that jus ad bellum and jus in bello are two different legal regimes of international law, the study suggests that even if Russia is considered to be a war criminal, it does not necessarily mean that the intervention violates the law on the use of force.

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