Humanitarian Intervention
In: MAX PLANCK ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW, Rüdiger Wolfrum, ed., Oxford University Press, 2012
In: MAX PLANCK ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW, Rüdiger Wolfrum, ed., Oxford University Press, 2012
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Humanitarianism as a concept is arguably as old as humanity itself. To help one's fellow man in their time of need irrespective of race, religion, caste, or creed has been preached by innumerable ideologies. Despite being such a universally understood concept, in recent decades humanitarianism, has faced increased conflation with 'humanitarian intervention'. This paper seeks to discern the differences between humanitarianism and humanitarian intervention and will do so by examining the ideological and foundational differences between the two concepts. The two concepts despite sounding similar are fundamentally different; they involve different actors and have different objectives. This paper will distinguish between state and non- state actors and the different humanitarian roles, values, and interests they have. This paper will posit that states that engage in military interventions are not humanitarians and that the conflation of such actions with those of impartial non-state actors are highly damaging to the ideals and values of humanitarianism.
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Forty million civilians were killed during wars between states and approximately 240 million civilians were murdered by their own governments during the 1900s. More than ever before, civilians are being illegally targeted by governments and rebel groups during armed conflict [6]. So, humanitarian intervention is created and is justified because the international community has a moral duty to protect common humanity and because there is a legal obligation, codified in international law, for states to intervene against large scale human rights abuses.
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ISSN: 0739-1854
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ISSN: 1040-2659
Pros and cons of intervention by an individual country or by the UN in a sovereign nation, ostensibly for human rights purposes; ethical, legal, and practical considerations; 17 articles.
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In: The Adelphi Papers, Band 36, Heft 305, S. 19-31
In: Key Concepts in International Relations, S. 95-99
Cover -- Contents -- Introduction: Humanitarian Intervention in Contemporary International Relations -- The contemporary debate -- The end of history -- The rise of the 'international community' -- Globalization and the communication revolution -- Using this book -- PART I: CONCEPTS AND CONCEPTIONS -- 1 What is 'Humanitarian Intervention'? -- 'Humanitarian intervention', 'humanitarian action' and 'military action' -- Features of humanitarian intervention -- Conclusion -- 2 The Just War Tradition and Natural Law -- The central tenets -- The evolution of the Just War tradition -- Contemporary relevance -- Conclusion -- 3 The Sovereign State -- The evolution of the sovereign state -- Organized hypocrisy? -- Challenging the sovereign state in the contemporary era -- Conclusion -- 4 Theoretical Perspectives -- Realism -- Marxism/critical theory -- Liberalism -- The English School -- Cosmopolitanism -- Post-structuralism -- Conclusion -- PART II: CONTROVERSIES -- 5 International Law and Human Rights -- The evolution of international law -- State responsibility -- The legal status of humanitarian intervention -- 'Illegal but legitimate'? -- The need for legal reform -- Conclusion -- 6 The Responsibility to Protect -- The origins of the responsibility to protect -- International reception and evolution -- Challenging the responsibility to protect -- Conclusion -- 7 Who Decides? Authority and Legitimacy -- Legitimacy, authority, power and rights -- The UN Security Council -- Alternative authorities -- Conclusion -- 8 Motives and Means -- Motives -- Means -- Conclusion -- PART III: CASES -- 9 Humanitarian Intervention in History -- Humanitarian intervention: trends and changes -- The state and the evolution of humanitarian intervention -- Humanitarian intervention in historical context -- Conclusion: assessing the record -- 10 Rwanda.
In: Humanitarian Intervention, S. 15-26
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ISSN: 0032-3179
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ISSN: 0001-6810
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