Six Criteria for Military Intervention: Proportional Means and Reasonable Prospect

... different from full scale war. Proportional means would put a constraint on the use of force, which should be minimized during humanitarian interventions. Coupled with proportional means, a clear mandate authorized by the UN Security Council containing ... ... expect on the ground. Recent events highlight the importance of having a clear mandate. During voting on resolution 1973 on Libya, Russia remarked that the resolution didn’t provide any clarity on how the no-fly zone would be enforced, the rules ...