To clarify the issues, the best place to start is with the two UN Security Council resolutions. The first, Resolution 1970, adopted on February 26, invoked “the Libyan authorities’ responsibility to protect its population,” condemned its violence against civilians, demanded that this violence stop, and sought to concentrate Qaddafi’s mind by applying targeted sanctions, an arms embargo, and the threat of prosecution for crimes against humanity.
要想澄清这些问题，联合国安理会的两份决议是最好的出发点。 第一份是2月26日通过的第1970号决议，提出“利比亚当局有责任保护民众的安全”，决议谴责对平民滥用武力，要求停止这样的暴行，并借助针对性制裁、武器禁运和起诉反人道罪威胁等方法试图引起卡扎菲的关注。