International Responsibility for Foreign Intervention in Internal Armed Conflicts "The Libyan Case as a Model

Abstract

This study addresses the issue of international responsibility for foreign interventions, with a particular focus on the Libyan case, due to its close connection with the principle of non-intervention in internal affairs, as explicitly stated in the Charter of the United Nations, as well as the principle of state sovereignty. Internal armed conflicts are among the most serious challenges faced by states, as their escalation often leads to external interventions pursued for various objectives. Such foreign involvement in domestic conflicts tends to complicate and prolong them. In the Libyan context, foreign intervention played a significant role in shaping the course of the conflict, thereby extending its duration and deepening its consequences. This underscores the need to examine and understand the underlying factors that contributed to this prolonged crisis.