Africa / Debating the Libyan intervention: precedents and departures in international humanitarian law The Oxford University's Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict debate the meaning of the Libyan intervention for international law and whether the UN Resolution 1973 permits the targeting of Gaddafi and the supplying of rebel fighters. By Cheyney Ryan, Dapo Akande, David Rodin and Jennifer Welsh / 25 May 2011