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Humanitarian aid carries with it the condition of being moral hazardous -- as do all actions of all humans. For example, aid can maintain the status quo, which can be highly detrimental to repressed groups. Humanitarian aid can help prop up a war economy & perhaps most commonly, aid allows states to pass off their responsibilities of caring for their own citizens to the aid organizations. Aid organizations & aid workers must be aware of, & must accept, the moral ambiguity & the far-reaching consequences, of their actions. However, they must not be paralyzed by their awareness of moral complexities since all human action contains a moral element & no course of action -- or inaction -- is morally neutral. 12 References. D. Knaff

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; What Is an International Organization?; Organization of the Text; Realism; Liberalism; Marxism; Feminism; Constructivism; The Issues; Key Terms; References; CHAPTER 2 International Organizations: Nuts and Bolts; Global Intergovernmental Organizations; Historical Antecedents; League of Nations; The United Nations; Understanding UN Principles and Challenges; Regional Intergovernmental Organizations; The European Union; EU Challenges; The Organization of Islamic Cooperation; OIC Challenges; The African Union

Legal and political issues related to overriding state sovereignty by the international community in the interest of protecting persons. Principles of state sovereignty and nonintervention, use of unilateral or multilateral force, and gross violations of human rights.

"This completely revised and updated eighth edition serves as the definitive text for courses in which the United Nations is either the focus or a central component. Built around three critical themes in international relations-peace and security, human rights and humanitarian affairs, and sustainable human development-the eighth edition of The United Nations and Changing World Politics guides students through the seven turbulent decades of UN politics. This new edition is fully revised to incorporate recent developments on the international stage, including new peace operations in Mali and the Central African Republic; ongoing UN efforts to manage the crises in Libya, Syria, and Iraq; the Iran Nuclear Deal; and the new Sustainable Development Goals. The authors discuss how international law frames the controversies at the UN and guides how the UN responds to violence and insecurity, gross violations of human rights, poverty, underdevelopment, and environmental degradation. Students of all levels will learn that the UN is a complex organization, comprised of three interactive entities that cooperate and also compete with each other to define and advance the UN's principles and purposes"--

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