The Supply of Weapons to a Victim of Aggression: The Law of Neutrality in Light of the Conflict in Ukraine
Journal: European Journal of International Law
Year: 2024

Abstract The relationship between the customary law of neutrality and the contemporary rules of the jus ad bellum is notoriously unclear, especially when an international armed conflict stems from an act of aggression, but the United Nations (UN) Security Council has not mandated or authorized any measure pursuant to Chapter VII of the UN Charter. The issue has emerged once again during the recent international armed conflict in Ukraine, in which states not participating in the conflict have dis