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Abstract
Since the Hague Conventions of 1907, the Law of Neutrality has been an important part of international law. In the 20th and 21st centuries, States have provided varying degrees of support to beligerent States while claiming to not be parties to the conflict. Using the example of the current war in Ukraine, this Article considers the viability of non-belligerency as a status between strict neutrality and participation in the conflict. State practice seems to indicate that non-belligerency is a legitimate path to support a victim State against the use of force by an aggressor State. As such, based on overwhelming condemnation fo the Russian invasion of Ukraine, States can lawfully send aid, including military aid, to Ukraine without becoming parties to the conflict.
Recommended Citation
Dallas Bates, Neutrality and Non-Belligerency: International Support of Ukraine against the Russian Invasion, 51 DENV. J. INT'l L. & POL'y 109 (2022-2023).