United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970

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Chapter VII resolution UN sanctions regime United Nations Security Council resolution resolution referring situation to the International Criminal Court

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 is a 2011 UN measure that imposed sanctions and referred the situation in Libya to the International Criminal Court in response to the Gaddafi regime’s violent crackdown on protesters.

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Label	Occurrences
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 canonical	8
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 (2011)	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T323070 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970
Context triple: [2011 Libyan Civil War, legalBasisForIntervention, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970]

A. UN Security Council Resolution 660
UN Security Council Resolution 660 is the 1990 measure by which the UN condemned Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and demanded its immediate withdrawal, laying a key legal foundation for the Gulf War response.
B. UN Security Council Resolution 1368
UN Security Council Resolution 1368 is a 2001 United Nations measure that condemned the 9/11 terrorist attacks and recognized the right of states to self-defense, providing key international legal support for subsequent military actions in Afghanistan.
C. UN Security Council Resolution 678
UN Security Council Resolution 678 was the 1990 UN measure that authorized member states to use "all necessary means," including military force, to compel Iraq’s withdrawal from Kuwait, effectively providing the legal basis for the Gulf War coalition.
D. UN Security Council Resolution 687
UN Security Council Resolution 687 is the landmark 1991 measure that set the ceasefire terms for Iraq after the Gulf War, imposing disarmament obligations, sanctions, and weapons inspections.
E. UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7 is a 1983 United Nations General Assembly resolution that condemned the U.S.-led invasion of Grenada as a violation of international law.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970
Target entity description: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 is a 2011 UN measure that imposed sanctions and referred the situation in Libya to the International Criminal Court in response to the Gaddafi regime’s violent crackdown on protesters.

A. UN Security Council Resolution 660
UN Security Council Resolution 660 is the 1990 measure by which the UN condemned Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and demanded its immediate withdrawal, laying a key legal foundation for the Gulf War response.
B. UN Security Council Resolution 1368
UN Security Council Resolution 1368 is a 2001 United Nations measure that condemned the 9/11 terrorist attacks and recognized the right of states to self-defense, providing key international legal support for subsequent military actions in Afghanistan.
C. UN Security Council Resolution 678
UN Security Council Resolution 678 was the 1990 UN measure that authorized member states to use "all necessary means," including military force, to compel Iraq’s withdrawal from Kuwait, effectively providing the legal basis for the Gulf War coalition.
D. UN Security Council Resolution 687
UN Security Council Resolution 687 is the landmark 1991 measure that set the ceasefire terms for Iraq after the Gulf War, imposing disarmament obligations, sanctions, and weapons inspections.
E. UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7 is a 1983 United Nations General Assembly resolution that condemned the U.S.-led invasion of Grenada as a violation of international law.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chapter VII resolution ⓘ UN sanctions regime ⓘ United Nations Security Council resolution ⓘ resolution referring situation to the International Criminal Court ⓘ
abstentions	0 ⓘ
adoptedInResponseTo	2011 uprising in Libya ⓘ violent crackdown on protesters by the Gaddafi regime ⓘ
callsFor	immediate end to violence in Libya ⓘ steps to meet the legitimate demands of the Libyan people ⓘ
chapterOfUNCharterInvoked	Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
condemns	gross and systematic violation of human rights in Libya ⓘ use of force against civilians in Libya ⓘ
countryConcerned	Libya ⓘ
dateAdopted	2011-02-26 ⓘ
decides	Libyan authorities must cooperate fully with the International Criminal Court ⓘ linked to: Libyan government all States shall cooperate fully with the International Criminal Court and the Prosecutor ⓘ
decisionMethod	unanimous vote ⓘ
demands	an immediate end to violence and repression in Libya ⓘ
establishes	Committee to oversee implementation of sanctions on Libya ⓘ linked to: United Nations Sanctions Committees Sanctions Committee concerning Libya ⓘ linked to: United Nations Sanctions Committees arms embargo on Libya ⓘ
exempts	protective clothing for UN personnel, media, and humanitarian workers ⓘ supplies of non-lethal military equipment for humanitarian or protective use ⓘ
imposes	asset freeze on Muammar Gaddafi and associates ⓘ asset freeze on certain Libyan entities ⓘ travel ban on designated Libyan individuals ⓘ
languageOfAdoption	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalBasis	Article 41 of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
meetingNumber	6491 ⓘ
organ	United Nations Security Council ⓘ
partOf	United Nations Security Council resolutions on the Libyan civil war ⓘ
precedes	United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 ⓘ
recalls	responsibility of Libyan authorities to protect its population ⓘ
refersSituationOf	Libya since 15 February 2011 ⓘ
refersSituationTo	International Criminal Court ⓘ
requests	UN Secretary-General to report on implementation of the resolution ⓘ
resolutionNumber	1970 ⓘ
subject	2011 Libyan civil war ⓘ linked to: 2011 Libyan Civil War protection of civilians in armed conflict ⓘ situation in Libya ⓘ
targets	Muammar Gaddafi ⓘ members of the Gaddafi family ⓘ senior Libyan officials ⓘ
votesAgainst	0 ⓘ
votesFor	15 ⓘ
yearAdopted	2011 ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

2011 Libyan Civil War → legalBasisForIntervention → United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 ⓘ

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 → relatedTo → United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 ⓘ

Libya situation at the ICC → legalBasis → United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 ⓘ

Odyssey Dawn → legalBasis → United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 ⓘ

Operation Ellamy → legalBasis → United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 ⓘ

United Nations Security Council Resolution 2009 → follows → United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 ⓘ

subject linked to: United Nations Security Council resolution 2009

United Nations Security Council Resolution 2292 → reaffirms → United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 ⓘ

Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/542 → relatedTo → United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 (2011) ⓘ

linked to: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970

Operation Unified Protector → legalBasis → United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 ⓘ

subject linked to: Unified Protector

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