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2022
The Elgar Encyclopedia of Human Rights is the most comprehensive reference work in the field of international human rights protection. Comprising over 340 entries, presented alphabetically, and available online and in print, the Encyclopedia addresses the full range of themes associated with the study and practice of human rights in the modern world ...
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The Elgar Encyclopedia of Human Rights is the most comprehensive reference work in the field of international human rights protection. Comprising over 340 entries, presented alphabetically, and available online and in print, the Encyclopedia addresses the full range of themes associated with the study and practice of human rights in the modern world ...
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2012
This article begins with an assessment of the conceptual parameters of “humanitarian intervention” that occur and recur within the literature. It will be apparent that there are various meanings attached to the concept of humanitarian intervention, and that it is critical to understand what particular proposition authors are addressing when they invoke
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This article begins with an assessment of the conceptual parameters of “humanitarian intervention” that occur and recur within the literature. It will be apparent that there are various meanings attached to the concept of humanitarian intervention, and that it is critical to understand what particular proposition authors are addressing when they invoke
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UNAUTHORIZED HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION
Social Philosophy and Policy, 2004In this essay, I offer a utilitarian perspective on humanitarian intervention. There is no generally accepted precise definition of the term ‘humanitarian intervention’. I will provisionally, and roughly, define humanitarian intervention as the use of force by a state, beyond its own borders, that has as a purpose or an effect the protection of the
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2016
Abstract This chapter examines whether so-called humanitarian intervention is a lawful exception to the international law prohibiting use of force when rescuing populations from widespread grave human rights violations, without UN Security Council authorization under Chapter VII.
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Abstract This chapter examines whether so-called humanitarian intervention is a lawful exception to the international law prohibiting use of force when rescuing populations from widespread grave human rights violations, without UN Security Council authorization under Chapter VII.
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2008
Abstract This chapter reviews the normative context (the state of the discourse and international practice regarding humanitarian intervention) circa 1945. It assesses the extent to which the debates surrounding the UN Charter and ancillary post-war human rights treaties established principles relevant to humanitarian intervention.
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Abstract This chapter reviews the normative context (the state of the discourse and international practice regarding humanitarian intervention) circa 1945. It assesses the extent to which the debates surrounding the UN Charter and ancillary post-war human rights treaties established principles relevant to humanitarian intervention.
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International Journal: Canada's Journal of Global Policy Analysis, 2007
In recent years the Canadian government has promoted the concept of an international "responsibility to protect" (R2P) populations from genocide, ethnic cleansing, and other similar politically induced humanitarian catastrophes. This political effort seemed to meet success at the 2005 world summit, where the community of states affirmed in the outcome ...
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In recent years the Canadian government has promoted the concept of an international "responsibility to protect" (R2P) populations from genocide, ethnic cleansing, and other similar politically induced humanitarian catastrophes. This political effort seemed to meet success at the 2005 world summit, where the community of states affirmed in the outcome ...
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2009
AbstractThis chapter argues that military intervention to support the goals of global justice can be defensible in the extreme cases in which people's abilities to meet their most basic needs and protect their basic freedoms are not adequately attended to by the governments of those citizens. Reconceptualizing sovereignty as responsibility allows us to
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AbstractThis chapter argues that military intervention to support the goals of global justice can be defensible in the extreme cases in which people's abilities to meet their most basic needs and protect their basic freedoms are not adequately attended to by the governments of those citizens. Reconceptualizing sovereignty as responsibility allows us to
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2020
Abstract This chapter explores the anthropology of humanitarianism in relation to regulation, governance, and law. Humanitarian agencies and individuals navigate multiple intersecting social-legal fields of international and domestic law in their efforts to address human need and suffering.
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Abstract This chapter explores the anthropology of humanitarianism in relation to regulation, governance, and law. Humanitarian agencies and individuals navigate multiple intersecting social-legal fields of international and domestic law in their efforts to address human need and suffering.
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2003
'The genocide in Rwanda showed us how terrible the consequences of inaction can be in the face of mass murder. But the conflict in Kosovo raised equally important questions about the consequences of action without international consensus and clear legal authority.
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'The genocide in Rwanda showed us how terrible the consequences of inaction can be in the face of mass murder. But the conflict in Kosovo raised equally important questions about the consequences of action without international consensus and clear legal authority.
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