Între legalitate și putere: Campania Israelului în Liban, iulie-august 2006
Between Legality and Power: Israel's Campaign in Lebanon (July-August 2006)

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to examine the 2006 Lebanon war (fought between Israel and Hezbollah) from a two-folded perspective. After presenting the very complex and dangerous strategic situation in which Israel has to survive since its creation to this day, the author inquires into the sources of legitimacy of the political and military actors involved in the Lebanon war. The main topic of the article is the obvious – and not at all new – clash between strategic needs (asking sometimes of use of massive force) and the international law (prohibiting or at least condemning war). The final pages of the article are dedicated to a detailed assessment of the legal and power considerations which put the actors in motion. The conclusion draws on the case of the most recent war in Lebanon to propose some perspectives on the future of the international order.

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