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07 February 2007

IN THE MATTER OF THE POTENTIAL USE OF ARMED FORCE BY THE UK AGAINST IRAQ AND IN THE MATTER OF RELIANCE FOR THAT USE OF FORCE ON UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1441 (Word Document)

We are asked to advise the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament on whether the United Kingdom (UK) can rely on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 (SCR 1441), which was adopted on 8 November 2002, to use force against Iraq. In summary our opinion is that: (1) Security Council Resolution 1441 does not authorise the use of force by member states of the UN. (2) The UK would be in breach of international law if it were to use force against Iraq in reliance on Resolution 1441 without a further Security Council Resolution.