The use of force and sanctions

The Arab League wants the international community to end the carnage, but without using force.

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.

How can it be imagined that the Security Council would resort to the use of military force without taking into account the purpose for which it is used, the seriousness of the threat or the chances of success?

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.

Bearing in mind that the use of force is a very sensitive question, we emphasize that the core requirements of international law, as reflected in Article 51 of the Charter, should remain unchanged.

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.

China s massive arms build up shows that economic power without military power is only a temporary phenomenon.

There are problems and y was used without force yes

(j) To refrain without delay from the use of landmines

(b) To halt without delay the use of landmines

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

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.

The Security Council encourages all other armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that have not yet done so to renounce likewise the use of force and to take part without delay in the programmes of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration.

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.