Humanitarian Intervention And Political Support For Interstate Use Of Force

Author : Cyrille J.C.F. Fijnaut,Joris Larik
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004445482

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Humanitarian Intervention and Political Support for Interstate Use of Force by Cyrille J.C.F. Fijnaut,Joris Larik Pdf

When can a state give political support to a military intervention in another state? The Government of the Netherlands commissioned an Expert Group to examine this complex, topical and time-sensitive question and to consider whether it should press for international acceptance of humanitarian intervention as a new legal basis for the use of force between states in exceptional circumstances. This volume is the result of those efforts. The Expert Group was led by Professor Cyrille Fijjnaut and consisted of Mr. Kristian Fischer, Professor Terry Gill, Professor Larissa van den Herik, Professor Martti Koskenniemi, Professor Claus Kreß, Mr. Robert Serry, Ms. Monika Sie Dhian Ho, Ms. Elizabeth Wilmshurst and Professor Rob de Wijk. Their thorough analysis and recommendations offer important insights that can aid governments in formulating a position on political support for the use of force between states and humanitarian intervention. The volume also constitutes a useful tool for scholars and practitioners in considering these difficult and important issues.

Author : Peter Malanczuk
Publisher : Het Spinhuis
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Aggression (International law)
ISBN : 9073052564

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Humanitarian Intervention and the Legitimacy of the Use of Force by Peter Malanczuk Pdf

Author : Martha Finnemore
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780801467073

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The Purpose of Intervention by Martha Finnemore Pdf

Violence or the potential for violence is a fact of human existence. Many societies, including our own, reward martial success or skill at arms. The ways in which members of a particular society use force reveal a great deal about the nature of authority within the group and about its members' priorities. In The Purpose of Intervention, Martha Finnemore uses one type of force, military intervention, as a window onto the shifting character of international society. She examines the changes, over the past 400 years, about why countries intervene militarily, as well as in the ways they have intervened. It is not the fact of intervention that has altered, she says, but rather the reasons for and meaning behind intervention-the conventional understanding of the purposes for which states can and should use force. Finnemore looks at three types of intervention: collecting debts, addressing humanitarian crises, and acting against states perceived as threats to international peace. In all three, she finds that what is now considered "obvious" was vigorously contested or even rejected by people in earlier periods for well-articulated and logical reasons. A broad historical perspective allows her to explicate long-term trends: the steady erosion of force's normative value in international politics, the growing influence of equality norms in many aspects of global political life, and the increasing importance of law in intervention practices.

Author : John Janzekovic
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351126045

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The Use of Force in Humanitarian Intervention by John Janzekovic Pdf

Humanitarian intervention is a many layered and complex concept. While moral society has an obligation to stop deliberate and persistent serious human rights abuse, the direct use of force remains a contentious option alongside other strategies employed by the international community. This study analyzes the various ethical positions, particularly consequentialism, welfare-utilitarianism and just war theory to unravel this intricate topic. Uniquely, the book goes beyond previous philosophical or ethical treatments of the subject to provide a more rounded and practical reflection on the lessons learned from the revival of humanitarian intervention as a tool of conflict resolution.

Author : Sean D. Murphy
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1996-11-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 0812233824

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Humanitarian Intervention by Sean D. Murphy Pdf

Over the centuries, societies have gradually developed constraints on the use of armed force in the conduct of foreign relations. The crowning achievement of these efforts occurred in the midtwentieth century with the general acceptance among the states of the world that the use of military force for territorial expansion was unacceptable. A central challenge for the twenty-first century rests in reconciling these constraints with the increasing desire to protect innocent persons from human rights deprivations that often take place during civil war or result from persecution by autocratic governments. Humanitarian Intervention is a detailed look at the historical development of constraints on the use of force and at incidents of humanitarian intervention prior to, during, and after the Cold War.

Author : Thomas G. Weiss
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781509507351

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Humanitarian Intervention by Thomas G. Weiss Pdf

A singular development in the post-Cold War era is the use of military force to protect human beings. From Rwanda to Kosovo, Sierra Leone to East Timor, and Libya to Côte d'Ivoire, soldiers have rescued civilians in some of the world's most notorious war zones. But what about Syria? Why have we observed the Syrian slaughter and done nothing? Is humanitarian intervention in crisis? Is the so-called responsibility to protect dead or alive? In this fully revised and expanded third edition of his highly accessible and popular text, Thomas Weiss explores these compelling questions. Drawing on a wide range of case studies and providing a persuasive overview of the theory and practice of humanitarian intervention in the modern world, he examines its political, ethical, legal, strategic, economic, and operational dimensions to highlight key debates and controversies. Neither celebratory nor complacent, his analysis is an engaging exploration of the current quandaries and future challenges for robust international humanitarian action in the twenty-first century.

Author : Taylor B. Seybolt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1376950717

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Humanitarian Military Intervention by Taylor B. Seybolt Pdf

Military intervention without a reasonable prospect of success is unjustifiable, especially when it is done in the name of humanity. Couched in the debate on the responsibility to protect civilians from violence and drawing on traditional 'just war' principles, the central premise of this book is that humanitarian military intervention can be justified as a policy option only if decision makers can be reasonably sure that intervention will do more good than harm. The book asks, 'Have past humanitarian military interventions been successful?'. It defines success as saving lives and sets out a methodology for estimating the number of lives saved by a particular military intervention. Analysis of 17 military operations in six conflict areas that were the defining cases of the 1990s -- northern Iraq after the Gulf War, Somalia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rwanda, Kosovo and East Timor -- shows that past interventions helped to save lives more often than not. In every conflict studied, however, some military interventions succeeded while others failed, raising the question, 'Why have some past interventions been more successful than others?' The book argues the central factors determining whether a humanitarian intervention succeeds are the objectives of the intervention and the military strategy employed by the intervening states. Four types of humanitarian military intervention are offered: providing logistical assistance, protecting aid operations, protecting the population and defeating the perpetrators of violence. The focus on strategy within these four types allows an exploration of the political and military dimensions of humanitarian intervention and highlights the advantages and disadvantages of each of the four types. Humanitarian military intervention is controversial. Scepticism is always in order about the need to use military force because the consequences can be so dire. Yet it has become equally controversial for a government to subject its citizens to massive violation of their basic human rights. This book recognizes the limits of humanitarian intervention but does not shy away from suggesting how use military force to save lives in extreme circumstances.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428911000

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The Intervention Debate: Towards a Posture of Principled Judgement by Anonim Pdf

The author argues that American policymakers must take an approach based on "principled judgment" when deciding on the use of force. The 1990s showed the extremes of deciding when and how to use force, one of the central elements of strategy. Throughout American history, debate has raged over whether force is appropriate only in defense of the homeland and vital national interests or whether it should also be used to promote more expansive objectives like regional security and stopping humanitarian disasters in regions with few tangible U.S. interests. He concludes with a discussion of Army roles and requirements for future contingencies.

Author : Nicholas J. Wheeler
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2000-09-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191522598

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Saving Strangers by Nicholas J. Wheeler Pdf

The extent to which humanitarian intervention has become a legitimate practice in post-cold war international society is the subject of this book. It maps the changing legitimacy of humanitarian intervention by comparing the international response to cases of humanitarian intervention in the cold war and post-cold war periods. Crucially, the book examines how far international society has recognised humanitarian intervention as a legitimate exception to the rules of sovereignty and non-intervention and non-use of force. While there are studies of each case of intervention-in East Pakistan, Cambodia, Uganda, Iraq, Somalia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Kosovo-there is no single work that examines them comprehensively in a comparative framework. Each chapter tells a story of intervention that weaves together a study of motives, justifications and outcomes. The legitimacy of humanitarian intervention is contested by the 'pluralist' and 'solidarist' wings of the English school, and the book charts the stamp of these conceptions on state practice. Solidarism lacks a full-blown theory of humanitarian intervention and the book supplies one. This theory is employed to assess the humanitarian qualifications of the cases of intervention analysed in the book, and this normative assessment is then compared to the moral practices of states. A key focus is to examine how far humanitarian intervention as a legitimate practice is present in the diplomatic dialogue of states. In exploring how far there has been a change of norm in the society of states in the 1990s, the book defends the broad based constructivist claim that state actions will be constrained if they cannot be legitimated, and that new norms enable new practices but do not determine these. The book concludes by considering how far contemporary practices of humanitarian intervention support a new solidarism, and how far this resolves the traditional conflict between order and justice in international society.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004431140

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Humanitarianism: Keywords by Anonim Pdf

Humanitarianism: Keywords is a comprehensive dictionary designed as a compass for navigating the conceptual universe of humanitarianism. It is an intuitive toolkit to map contemporary humanitarianism and to explore its current and future articulations. The dictionary serves a broad readership of practitioners, students, and researchers by providing informed access to the extensive humanitarian vocabulary.

Author : Richard Haass
Publisher : Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015048510245

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Intervention by Richard Haass Pdf

Publisher Fact Sheet Draws upon case studies - including Iraq, Bosnia, Haiti, Somalia, & Lebanon - & suggests political & military guidelines for potential U.S. military interventions ranging from peacekeeping & humanitarian operations to preventative strikes & all-out warfare.

Author : Dan Sarooshi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Crimes against humanity
ISBN : OSU:32437010221352

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Humanitarian Intervention and International Humanitarian Assistance by Dan Sarooshi Pdf

Peacekeeping, security, international peace, Bosnia, Cambodia, Somalia.

Author : Michael E. O'Hanlon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Humanitarian assistance, American
ISBN : OCLC:1036861248

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Saving Lives with Force by Michael E. O'Hanlon Pdf

In this book, military analyst Michael O'Hanlon shows how outside forces could intervene to stop an ongoing cycle of warfare in a country whose government has collapsed or come under severe internal challenge.

Author : Oliver Jütersonke,Peter Schaber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Humanitarian intervention
ISBN : UCSD:31822034397505

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Justifying the Use of Force by Oliver Jütersonke,Peter Schaber Pdf

Author : Otto Spijkers,Wouter G. Werner,Ramses A. Wessel
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789462654037

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Netherlands Yearbook of International Law 2019 by Otto Spijkers,Wouter G. Werner,Ramses A. Wessel Pdf

This volume of the Netherlands Yearbook of International Law (NYIL) is the fiftieth in the Series, which means that the NYIL has now been with us for half a century. The editors decided not to let this moment go by unnoticed, but to devote this year’s edition to an analysis of the phenomenon of yearbooks in international law. Once the decision was made that this would be the subject of this year’s NYIL, the editors asked themselves a number of questions. For instance: Not many academic disciplines have yearbooks, so what is the reason we do? What is the added value of having a yearbook alongside the abundance of international law journals, regular monographs and edited volumes that are published on a yearly basis? Does the existence of yearbooks tell us something about who we are, or who we think we are, or what we have to contribute to the world? These questions will be addressed both in a general and in a specific sense, whereby a number of yearbooks published all over the world will be looked at in further detail. The Netherlands Yearbook of International Law was first published in 1970. It offers a forum for the publication of scholarly articles in a varying thematic area of public international law.