In 1991 the new international order is threatened by one man, Saddam Hussain, who has deliberately broken the international rules by aggressing one of his Arab neighbours –Kuwait. A far-reaching decision is then taken : to declare war on Iraq. More than 10 years later, the situation in the Gulf region remains unsolved. This observation raises a question : What was the use of a war in 1991 if the international order is still in jeopardy 10 years later ? Was the …showed first 75 words of 2005 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2005 total…made the choice of the International Law as a criterion, because it tries to define “officially” the concept of “just war” and because it is the document to which statesmen refer before engaging a conflict. Now, it seems clear that the coalition has tried as much as possible to respect the international law. As a result, I have come to the conclusion that the Gulf War was a legal war rather than a “just war”.