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Third States Sharing Military Intelligence with Ukraine

Jönsson, Oskar LU (2022) LAGF03 20222
Faculty of Law
Department of Law
Abstract
This essay analyzes the legality of the sharing of military intelligence by third States with Ukraine. The analysis is made primarily with the law of neutrality and the Charter of the United Nations in focus but also draws on the work of legal scholars for specific insights into international law.
Details on military intelligence are rarely publicly disclosed which entails complexities with conducting case studies. This analysis is therefore of a general nature, although only considering the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
The essay concludes that the intelligence sharing is illegal under the traditional law of neutrality, i.e. as it is formulated in the Hague Conventions of 1907, because it violates the... (More)
This essay analyzes the legality of the sharing of military intelligence by third States with Ukraine. The analysis is made primarily with the law of neutrality and the Charter of the United Nations in focus but also draws on the work of legal scholars for specific insights into international law.
Details on military intelligence are rarely publicly disclosed which entails complexities with conducting case studies. This analysis is therefore of a general nature, although only considering the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
The essay concludes that the intelligence sharing is illegal under the traditional law of neutrality, i.e. as it is formulated in the Hague Conventions of 1907, because it violates the principle of impartiality. However, it may be legal provided that a distinctive form of the law of neutrality, called qualified neutrality, is considered to be valid. On the contrary, it concludes that the sharing of intelligence is legal under the UN Charter since it would be considered a measure of collective self-defence according to Art. 51 of the UN Charter. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Denna uppsats granskar om det är förenligt med folkrätten att stater delar militära underrättelser med Ukraina. Analysen görs med utgångspunkt i neutralitetsrätten och Förenta nationernas Stadga. Hänvisningar till folkrättslig doktrin förekommer också.
Denna undersökning är genomförd med en generell utgångspunkt i den internationellt väpnade konflikten mellan Ryssland och Ukraina. Att det inte gjorts en detaljerad fallstudie beror på att information om militära underrättelser sällan offentliggörs.
Slutsatsen är att tillhandahållandet av militära underrättelser utgör ett brott mot neutralitetsrätten, som den är formulerad i Haagkonventionerna från 1907, eftersom det bryter mot skyldigheten om opartiskhet i förhållande till krigförande... (More)
Denna uppsats granskar om det är förenligt med folkrätten att stater delar militära underrättelser med Ukraina. Analysen görs med utgångspunkt i neutralitetsrätten och Förenta nationernas Stadga. Hänvisningar till folkrättslig doktrin förekommer också.
Denna undersökning är genomförd med en generell utgångspunkt i den internationellt väpnade konflikten mellan Ryssland och Ukraina. Att det inte gjorts en detaljerad fallstudie beror på att information om militära underrättelser sällan offentliggörs.
Slutsatsen är att tillhandahållandet av militära underrättelser utgör ett brott mot neutralitetsrätten, som den är formulerad i Haagkonventionerna från 1907, eftersom det bryter mot skyldigheten om opartiskhet i förhållande till krigförande stater. Däremot kan tillhandahållandet rättfärdigas förutsatt att den i doktrinen förekommande varianten kvalificerad neutralitet anses gälla. Att stater delar underrättelser med Ukraina bryter inte mot våldsförbudet i FN-stadgan eftersom åtgärden bör anses falla inom ramen för vad som ska betraktas som kollektivt självförsvar enligt Art. 51. (Less)
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Jönsson, Oskar LU
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organization
course
LAGF03 20222
year
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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Public International Law
language
English
id
9105347
date added to LUP
2023-02-03 16:23:39
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2023-02-03 16:23:39
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  abstract     = {{This essay analyzes the legality of the sharing of military intelligence by third States with Ukraine. The analysis is made primarily with the law of neutrality and the Charter of the United Nations in focus but also draws on the work of legal scholars for specific insights into international law. 
Details on military intelligence are rarely publicly disclosed which entails complexities with conducting case studies. This analysis is therefore of a general nature, although only considering the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. 
The essay concludes that the intelligence sharing is illegal under the traditional law of neutrality, i.e. as it is formulated in the Hague Conventions of 1907, because it violates the principle of impartiality. However, it may be legal provided that a distinctive form of the law of neutrality, called qualified neutrality, is considered to be valid. On the contrary, it concludes that the sharing of intelligence is legal under the UN Charter since it would be considered a measure of collective self-defence according to Art. 51 of the UN Charter.}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Third States Sharing Military Intelligence with Ukraine}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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