United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973

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United Nations Security Council resolution international measure legal instrument

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 is a 2011 UN measure that authorized international military action, including a no-fly zone, to protect civilians during the Libyan Civil War.

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Label	Occurrences
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 canonical	7
S/RES/1973(2011)	1

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Target entity: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973
Context triple: [2011 Libyan Civil War, legalBasisForIntervention, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973]

A. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 is a 2011 UN measure that imposed sanctions and referred the situation in Libya to the International Criminal Court in response to the Gaddafi regime’s violent crackdown on protesters.
B. UN Security Council Resolution 1368
UN Security Council Resolution 1368 is a 2001 United Nations measure that condemned the 9/11 terrorist attacks and recognized the right of states to self-defense, providing key international legal support for subsequent military actions in Afghanistan.
C. UN Security Council Resolution 660
UN Security Council Resolution 660 is the 1990 measure by which the UN condemned Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and demanded its immediate withdrawal, laying a key legal foundation for the Gulf War response.
D. UN Security Council Resolution 1373
UN Security Council Resolution 1373 is a 2001 United Nations measure adopted after the 9/11 attacks that obliges all member states to combat terrorism through actions such as criminalizing terrorist financing, enhancing international cooperation, and strengthening border and law-enforcement controls.
E. UN Security Council Resolution 678
UN Security Council Resolution 678 was the 1990 UN measure that authorized member states to use "all necessary means," including military force, to compel Iraq’s withdrawal from Kuwait, effectively providing the legal basis for the Gulf War coalition.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973
Target entity description: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 is a 2011 UN measure that authorized international military action, including a no-fly zone, to protect civilians during the Libyan Civil War.

A. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 is a 2011 UN measure that imposed sanctions and referred the situation in Libya to the International Criminal Court in response to the Gaddafi regime’s violent crackdown on protesters.
B. UN Security Council Resolution 1368
UN Security Council Resolution 1368 is a 2001 United Nations measure that condemned the 9/11 terrorist attacks and recognized the right of states to self-defense, providing key international legal support for subsequent military actions in Afghanistan.
C. UN Security Council Resolution 660
UN Security Council Resolution 660 is the 1990 measure by which the UN condemned Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and demanded its immediate withdrawal, laying a key legal foundation for the Gulf War response.
D. UN Security Council Resolution 1373
UN Security Council Resolution 1373 is a 2001 United Nations measure adopted after the 9/11 attacks that obliges all member states to combat terrorism through actions such as criminalizing terrorist financing, enhancing international cooperation, and strengthening border and law-enforcement controls.
E. UN Security Council Resolution 678
UN Security Council Resolution 678 was the 1990 UN measure that authorized member states to use "all necessary means," including military force, to compel Iraq’s withdrawal from Kuwait, effectively providing the legal basis for the Gulf War coalition.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations Security Council resolution ⓘ international measure ⓘ legal instrument ⓘ
abstentionBy	Brazil ⓘ China ⓘ Germany ⓘ India ⓘ Russia ⓘ surface form: Russian Federation
adoptedBy	United Nations Security Council ⓘ
adoptionDate	2011-03-17 ⓘ
aimedTo	protect civilian populated areas under threat of attack ⓘ protect civilians in Libya ⓘ
appliesTo	Libyan airspace ⓘ territory of Libya ⓘ
authorized	all necessary measures to protect civilian populated areas under threat of attack in Libya ⓘ all necessary measures to protect civilians ⓘ member states to enforce an arms embargo on Libya ⓘ member states to enforce the no-fly zone ⓘ no-fly zone over Libya ⓘ use of force to protect civilians in Libya ⓘ
calledOn	Member States to cooperate with the Secretary-General on implementation ⓘ Member States to notify the Secretary-General of measures taken under the resolution ⓘ
chapterOfUNCharterInvoked	Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
concerns	2011 Libyan uprising ⓘ 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ surface form: Libyan Civil War
coSponsor	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States other Security Council members ⓘ
demanded	end to violence against civilians in Libya ⓘ immediate ceasefire in Libya ⓘ
documentSymbol	United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: S/RES/1973(2011)
established	asset freeze measures ⓘ ban on all flights in the airspace of Libya ⓘ enhanced arms embargo on Libya ⓘ no-fly zone over Libyan airspace ⓘ
hasSubject	protection of civilians in armed conflict ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalBasisFor	2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ surface form: NATO-led military intervention in Libya in 2011 Operation Odyssey Dawn ⓘ surface form: Operation Unified Protector coalition airstrikes against Libyan government forces in 2011 ⓘ
partOf	United Nations Security Council resolutions ⓘ surface form: United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Libya
prohibited	foreign occupation force of any form on any part of Libyan territory ⓘ
relatedTo	United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 ⓘ
resolutionNumber	1973 ⓘ
sponsor	France ⓘ Lebanon ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
strengthened	sanctions imposed by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 ⓘ
subjectOf	international debate on Responsibility to Protect ⓘ
voteResult	10 in favour, 0 against, 5 abstentions ⓘ
year	2011 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

2011 Libyan Civil War → legalBasisForIntervention → United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 ⓘ

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 → precedes → United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 ⓘ

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 → documentSymbol → United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: S/RES/1973(2011)

Battle of Benghazi → relatedTo → United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 ⓘ

Operation Odyssey Dawn → authorizedBy → United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 ⓘ

Operation Odyssey Dawn → mandate → United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 ⓘ

NATO airstrikes → legalBasis → United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 ⓘ

Operation Unified Protector in Libya → legalBasis → United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 ⓘ

subject surface form: Operation Unified Protector

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