Red Lines: Filling the Gaps in International Law Enforcement
Journal: Georgetown journal of international law
Year: 2015

Roughly two years into the conflict in Syria, President Obama’s infamous red line inspired a wave of criticism and uncertainty when he pledged U.S. military intervention if there was movement or use of chemical weapons by any actor on the ground. The Syrian conflict had borne witness to egregious violations of international law, and yet multilateral enforcement of those laws had failed to materialize. This Note examines the potential for red lines to serve as legal mechanisms to circumvent inter