UN Security Council Resolution 660
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UN Security Council Resolution 660 is the 1990 measure by which the UN condemned Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and demanded its immediate withdrawal, laying a key legal foundation for the Gulf War response.
Aliases (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United Nations Security Council resolution
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legal instrument → |
| adoptedAt |
United Nations Headquarters
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| adoptedBy |
United Nations Security Council
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| adoptionDate |
1990-08-02
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| appliesTo |
member states of the United Nations
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| callsFor |
immediate negotiations between Iraq and Kuwait
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restoration of international peace and security in the area → |
| chapterOfUNCharterInvoked |
Chapter VII
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| concernsCountry |
Iraq
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Kuwait → |
| condemns |
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
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| demands |
immediate and unconditional withdrawal of Iraqi forces from Kuwait
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| documentSymbol |
S/RES/660(1990)
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| finds |
breach of international peace and security by Iraq
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| followedBy |
economic sanctions measures in later resolutions
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| hasTopic |
collective security
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sovereignty of states → territorial integrity → use of force in international relations → |
| historicalSignificance |
key legal foundation for the 1990–1991 Gulf War response
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| language |
Arabic
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Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish → |
| legalBasisFor |
international response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
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subsequent UN Security Council resolutions on the Gulf crisis → |
| meetingNumber |
2932
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| notes |
letters from the Permanent Representative of Kuwait describing the invasion
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| partOf |
international legal framework of the Gulf War (1990–1991)
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| placeOfAdoption |
New York City
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| precedes |
UN Security Council Resolution 661
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UN Security Council Resolution 662 → UN Security Council Resolution 678 → |
| reaffirms |
inviolability of the borders between Iraq and Kuwait
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sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Kuwait → |
| relatedConflict |
Gulf War
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| requires |
Iraq to withdraw all its forces to the positions held on 1 August 1990
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| resolutionNumber |
660
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| status |
in force
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| subject |
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
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| typeOfMeasure |
non-military enforcement measure
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| voteResult |
adopted
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| voteType |
recorded vote
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| yearOfAdoption |
1990
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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UN Security Council Resolution 677
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 ("United Nations Security Council Resolution 660") → |
recalls |
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UN Security Council Resolution 679
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buildsOn |
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UN Security Council Resolution 660
("S/RES/660(1990)")
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documentSymbol |
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UN Security Council Resolution 678
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reaffirmed |
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UN Security Council Resolution 686
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reaffirms |
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Gulf War
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UNResolution |