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Several aspects of contemporary humanitarian intervention practices are examined, emphasizing the relationship between such interventions & state sovereignty. After providing an overview of the notion of sovereignty, the association of sovereignty & human rights is explored. Differences between pre- & post-1990 justifications for humanitarian intervention are identified. It is contended that sovereignty became associated with both authority & responsibility during the 1990s. The connection between humanitarian objectives & national interests is studied, maintaining that some humanitarian interventions have been guilty of double standards, eg, the creation of no-fly zones in parts of Iraq. The international community's response to US intervention in Iraq, Haiti, & Rwanda & UN intercession in Bosnia is considered. Issues regarding how certain states & international organizations can circumvent the UN Security Council & abuse humanitarian objectives & the tendency for developing nations to be potential targets for humanitarian interventions are addressed. It is asserted that new guidelines that detail the conditions required before humanitarian interventions can be launched are needed & that such decision-making authority be removed from the UN Security Council & presented to a larger international coalition. It is concluded that this relocation of power will benefit the global South in terms of order & justice. J. W. Parker