Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen and International Law

• Main Authors: Eishan Jan, Mohammad Naqib, Lawan Haruna, Abdulrashid
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2015
• Subjects: K Law (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/48403/1/48403.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/48403/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2023%20(S)%20Nov.%202015/17%20JSSH%20Vol%2023%20(S)%20Nov%202015_pg191-200.pdf

On 25th March 2015, Saudi Arabia launched a military intervention, known as “Operation Decisive Storm”, in civil war stricken Yemen changing the status of the conflict from ‘non-international armed conflict’ (NIAC) to ‘international armed conflict’ (IAC). Saudi Arabia conducted the operation in resp...