War on Iraq is legal rules Attorney General
A series of United Nations Security Council resolutions provides the legal basis for military action against Iraq, the Government's top law adviser said today.
The Attorney General Lord Goldsmith said in a written Parliamentary answer that the authority to use force against Iraq stemmed from the combined effect of resolutions 678, 687 and 1441.
Lord Goldsmith stated: "All of these resolutions were adopted under Chapter VII of the UN Charter which allows the use of force for the express purpose of restoring international peace and security."
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