The use of force and sanctions

He just promised not to use force against protesters.

Sense and Nonsense about Disproportionate Force

In particular, the attitude to the use of force and the way they're trained to use force is especially different.

War and force may be down, but they are not out. Instead, the use of force is taking new forms.

They're trained to be more restrained in the use of force than the military are.

The operative words in section are assault or criminal force, which in separate definitions given in the Code quite clearly signify overt force or threat of force.

Indeed, one lesson of the efforts since 2001 is that there is no way to avoid broad cooperation. In that sense, the metaphor of war with its emphasis on military force is misleading.

And the best way to do that is still by negotiating, rather than by using force.

At the same time, peacekeeping operations had raised some controversial issues concerning, in particular, the abuse of force, the excessive and the robust use of force, the basis for using such force, misconduct by personnel, relations with local authorities and other aspects of such operations.

It is understood that this is an attempt to regulate the use of force by the Security Council, not by States.

These new friends liked the ruthless use of force, the ethnic nationalism, the continued humiliation of the Palestinians.

The Asian economies have been particularly aggressive in the use of such incentives.

It is important to use both the arms and legs to provide the leverage to start the push.

No great economic power in history has been born without force until now.

CAMBRIDGE China and Russia have just provided the world with sharp contrasts in the use of power.

They are coercive, but they fall short of the threat or use of military force. Will they be enough to stop the killing?

Russia has a number of means of pressuring Ukraine short of using military force.

They are quite separate from the rules which regulate the lawfulness of the resort to armed force.

The Rio Group views with interest a General Assembly debate on the use of force in accordance with the Charter.

The Secretary General has proposed a pragmatic and balanced set of principles for addressing the use of force.

It is wrong to apply the weight of economic power to pressure developing countries for political purposes.

That will require more use of the soft power of attraction rather than relying so heavily on hard military power, as the Bush administration has done.

(g) The reassurance that strict provisions of law are in place to govern the use of force, including the use of sedatives and other medication, in the execution of deportation orders

Their tender hands should have pens and pencils in them, and should never be forced to use grenades and bombs.

But multilateralism is a global insurance policy against abuse of power by any state.

There are two reasons why international law is tolerant of the use of all, or nearly all, necessary force.

The Nigerian military is caught between two grim positions forceful attack and losing the girls or slow negotiations.

In the early 21st century, Fresnel reflectors began to be used in concentrating solar power (CSP) plants to concentrate solar energy.

Hopes to dominate outer space through the use of force are illusory.

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According to the Secretary General, such a resolution should also set out criteria to guide the Security Council in authorizing or resorting to the use of force.

Guatemala hoped that States parties to the new convention would either refrain from using, or use only with great care, the power granted under article 19, paragraph 2 and article 21, paragraph 1.

But the misuse of military resources can also undercut soft power.

The use of force among advanced industrial democracies is virtually unthinkable.

Smart warriors, however, know how to lead with more than just the use of force.

Poland considers the proposal to set out guidelines for the Security Council on the use of force to be promising.

(e) The Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials

Participants condemned the use of force to resolve conflicts (in particular preventive wars ) and called for a peaceful resolution of tensions.

If there is no other way to stop the thieves, the use of force is necessary.

In other words, force becomes disproportionate when the costs of using it are too high.

The Thai government had no choice but to use force after negotiations with the protestors broke down.

This left the regime to choose between using force to quell the growing resistance or cutting its losses.

The requirement that any force used must be reasonable also ensured that criminal liability would apply in appropriate cases.

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela can accept the use of force only in cases of legitimate self defence.