България и операцията "Съюзна сила": международноправни аспекти на предоставената от България помощ за силите на НАТО
Bulgaria and the "Allied Force" operation: international legal aspects of the assistance provided by Bulgaria to NATO forces

Author(s): Stoyan Memtsov
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, International Law
Published by: Пловдивски университет »Паисий Хилендарски«
Keywords: use of force; international relations; intervention; mandatory norms; NATO; ex-Yugoslavia; Kosovo
Summary/Abstract: In Spring of 1999 NATO conducted the operation „Allied Force” against the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. In the final phase of this operation Bulgaria granted a part of its airspace for the purposes of the Alliance's air forces. This article first clarifies the extent to which NATO's use of force against the FR Yugoslavia complies with the norms of international law. If it is not, the second purpose is to clarify the extent to which the assistance provided by Bulgaria may constitute a violation of international law.

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