Criteria for distinguishing between international and non-international disputes and the role of the Security Council in their settlement

Ziad Al Wahshat; Talal Aleissa; Muhammad Al-Freihat

doi:10.31893/humanitj.2025007

Keywords:

international and internal disputes

security council

criteria

Abstract

The research examined the criteria for distinguishing between international and internal disputes by defining their concepts, characteristics, and nature. The researchers specifically addressed the role of the United Nations Security Council in resolving such conflicts, noting that the Council serves as the principal international body tasked with maintaining international peace and security, as stipulated in the Charter of the United Nations. Moreover, the Charter delineates the procedural steps that the Council must follow to resolve any conflict that could affect international peace and security, regardless of whether international or internal. However, the research yielded several significant findings, the most notable being the difficulty differentiating between both of them. The criteria for differentiation may sometimes exhibit political nuances, resulting in uncertainty and varied applications across different conflicts. Furthermore, the researchers advanced several recommendations, the most critical being the necessity for legislative texts in the form of a convention or protocol that would establish a clear framework for assessing international disputes about a country’s internal affairs.
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Wahshat, Z. A., Aleissa, T., & Al-Freihat, M. (2025). Criteria for distinguishing between international and non-international disputes and the role of the Security Council in their settlement. Humanities Journal, 2(2), 2025007. https://doi.org/10.31893/humanitj.2025007

[1] Abdul Hamid M. S. Principles of Public International Law. 5th ed. International Community; 2015.

[2] Abu Al-Wafa A. International Organization and International Relations. Dar Al-Nahda Al-Arabiya; 2006.

[3] Afif Z. H. Resolving international disputes within the framework of the Security Council and the General Assembly. Retrieved from http://www.wordpress.com.

[4] Al-anani I. M. Resorting to International Arbitration. Dar Al-Fikr Al-Arabi; 1993.

[5] Al-Bataineh F. The United Nations: An Organization That Remains and a System That Leaves. 1st ed. Arab Foundation for Studies and Publishing; 2003.

[6] Al-Daqqaq M. S. Lessons in International Law. Dar Al-Matbouat Al-Maliya; 1997.

[7] Aleissa et al. Pakistan Journal of Criminology. 2023;15(4):683–694.

[8] Al-Fatlawi S. H. International Disputes. Dar Al-Qadisiyah Press; 1985.

[9] Almashhadani S. A.-D. The Discretionary Power of the Security Council and Its Use in the Case of Iraq. General Cultural Affairs House; 1999.

[10] Al-Obaidi S. M. International Disputes and Means of Resolving Them Peacefully. Higher Education Press; 1987.

[11] Al-Rawi J. I. International Disputes. Dar Al-Salam Press; 1987.

[12] Amer S. E.-D. Armed Popular Resistance. Arab Thought House; 1982.

[13] Fouad M. A. Internationalization of the Lebanese Conflict. Maaref Establishment; 2000.

[14] Fouda E. E.-D. Israeli Occupation and Palestinian Resistance in Light of Public International Law. Beirut; 1965.

[15] Ibrahim I. M. Settlement of International Disputes by Political and Judicial Means. Master's thesis, Libyan Academy, Misurata; 2018.

[16] Red Cross Journal. IRRC. No. 876, March 2016.

[17] Timelines, Borders and Conflicts. Historical development of the legal division between international and non-international armed conflicts. n.d.

[18] Zayed B. I. Distinguishing Between International and Non-International Armed Conflicts. Doctoral dissertation, Mohamed Khader Maskara University, Faculty of Law, Morocco; 2021.

[19] Zidan M. A. R. United Nations Intervention in Non-International Armed Conflicts. New University Publishing House; 2008.

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