The Conversation: Michael P. Scharf, dean of the School of Law and director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, wrote about a new standard allowing a country to use force against another if that country has used chemical weapons on its citizens. Republished by Public Radio International, Gazeta Do Povo (Brazil) and Idaho Press-Tribune.
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