In 1990, British warships were authorized to use force to enforce U.N. sanctions against Iraq.
America, however, continues to reserve the right to use force without the approval of the council.
Lincoln thought secession illegal, and was willing to use force to defend Federal law and the Union.
Moreover, the doctrine of humanitarian intervention would not free any country to use force whenever it likes.
The foreign governments insist that no attempt should be made to use force to free the hostages.
He declared that the administration might or might not inform Congress should it decide to use force.
President Bush clearly understands that free people and their governments are entitled to use force to protect themselves.
The government may coercively intervene only when there is an objective threat that someone is going to use force.
Significantly, the rights of police to use force in carrying out their regular duties are spelled out quite clearly.
Mr Mesa, who has hitherto sworn not to use force against the blockaders, is hoping that Bolivians will reject their tactics.
And we are not going to use force to go beyond a well-defined goal -- specifically, the protection of civilians in Libya.
Moreover, his reluctance to use force was not confined to the Gulf.
He added that the ministry was prepared to use force if the owners did not comply with an order to vacate the premises.
Kinzer writes that that didn't sit too well with the British government, but it didn't want to use force to protect its interests.
Mr. Landau, the Israeli infrastructure minister, denied the claim and warned Lebanon that Israel wouldn't hesitate to use force to protect its mineral rights.
Yet the National Guard troops would still be armed and authorized to use force to protect themselves, said Bush homeland security adviser Fran Townsend.
Malaysia's government has insisted it made every effort to coax the Filipinos to leave and had to use force after the group fatally shot two policemen last week.
Mr Netanyahu has called for much tougher sanctions against the Iranian regime and indicated his willingness to use force to stop Iran's nuclear programme if all else fails.
Diplomats say the wrangling in the Security Council could take days, and suspect the United States may well decide to use force, even if it can't secure UN backing.
But what if this salutary caution turns into an unwillingness to use force at all, even when it is called for by the national interest or on humanitarian grounds?
After having its patience tested to the limit over the last few years, NATO now says it regrets having to use force to get the Bosnian Serbs to comply with demands.
Or Mr Yanukovich could be driven by the desire for revenge on Mr Kuchma, who has often humiliated him and who refused to use force to stop the orange uprising in 2004.
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In the future, it should be the task of the United Nations to take action, it has the resources to act effectively and only the UN should have a mandate to use force.
State media quoted the ministry as praising "the firm Russian stance which is based on the UN principles of non-interference in internal affairs or the threat to use force against the safety of any state".
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For the current war, military analysts say, the Pentagon has drafted guidelines that provide US soldiers with greater latitude to use force, but also greater obligations to take care of civilians than in previous conflicts.
Olmert, as the only prime minister to have led the country in two wars in one term of office, does not hesitate to use force to project an image of fearless manliness to the public.
It authorizes UNAMID to use force to protect and ensure freedom of movement for its own personnel and humanitarian workers, prevent armed attacks and protect civilians in order to support implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement.
He criticized states that argued for "the right and obligation to use force pre-emptively" to head off perceived threats, but he urged the Security Council to figure out how to deal with similar questions in the future.
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