PM has deployed range of legal points,mainly relying on principle of valid self-defence, to argue airstrikes are permitted under international lawThe government’s legal case for bombing Syria has been transformed by the terrorism attacks in Paris and the resulting UN security council motion on 20 November, and which urged states to lift all necessary measures” against Islamic State.
Though some lawyers question whether the resolution is sufficient to justify use of force,David Cameron included the entire text of the UN document in his manifesto for military action in Syria.
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Source: theguardian.com