How Might Turkey Have Applied Jus Ad Bellum Criteria to Its Intervention in Cyprus on 20 July 1974

Abstract

On July 15, 1974, the junta ruling Greece implemented a coup d'etat in Cyprus, overthrowing the elected government of President Markanos, which had been in place since independence in 1960. On July 20 Turkey intervened militarily to reverse the coup. This essay will apply the principles of jus ad bellum to the July 20, 1974 Turkish intervention. The Cyprus conflict is one of extreme complexity on which volumes have been written. This essay has a very modest scope; the focus is limited to the jus ad bellum criteria and how they might be applied in a real-world situation. Turkey has a decision to make. This is an imaginative exercise on how Turkey high have applied jus ad bellum criteria in coming to the ultimate decision to intervene. To establish a modicum of commonality of understanding the context of the just war analysis, we must first outline the background of the July 1974 events.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 02, 1998
Accession Number
ADA442701

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  • Gerri M. Casse

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