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A neutral country is a state that is neutral towards belligerents in a specific war or holds itself as permanently neutral in all future conflicts (including avoiding entering into military alliances such as NATO, CSTO or the SCO).
1‘Neutrality’ means the particular status, defined by international law, of a State not party to an armed conflict (Armed Conflict, International). This status entails specific rights and duties in the relationship between the neutral and the belligerent States (Belligerency).
While neutrality, as generally understood, may cover a wide range of behaviour, the law of neutrality is not only narrower, but also more precise in its scope. First, the duties and rights of neutrality only apply to sovereign states and not to any other subjects of international law.
A neutral State is not bound to prohibit (1) its nationals from taking service with any one of the belligerents; (2) the export by a private individual, or the transit, of military equipment; (3) the use by the belligerents of existing means of communication whether publicly or privately owned.
27 mar 2014 · The main rights and duties of neutral and belligerent states include the following: neutral territory (land, sea, air, etc.) is inviolable; neutrals may utilize force to repel belligerent violations of their rights; in most circumstances, defensive neutral force cannot be viewed as a hostile act; neutrals may afford humanitarian aid to the ...
29 sie 2013 · This regime of rights and duties of the neutral state is an important international legal tool for restraining conflicts. By establishing a clear distinction between neutral states and states parties to the conflict, international law prevents more states from being drawn into the conflict.
Neutrality describes the formal position taken by a State which is not participating in an armed conflict or which does not want to become involved. This status entails specific rights and duties. On the one hand, the neutral State has the right to stand apart from and not be adversely affected by the conflict.
