Authority to consent to the use of force in contemporary international law: the Crimean and Yemeni conflicts
Journal: Journal on the Use of Force and International Law
Year: 2019

This article analyses the legal framework by which consent may justify a prohibited use of force in the context of two internal conflicts: Russia’s intervention in Crimea in 2014 and the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen since 2015. First, it contends that the valid consent of a legitimate government may constitute a legal justification for a foreign military intervention where it does not interfere with the political independence of the inviting government, or constitutes a ‘counter-intervention’