Law Morality And International Armed Intervention

Author : Jonathan Moore
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1998-11-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781461637219

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Hard Choices by Jonathan Moore Pdf

Since Somalia, the international community has found itself changing its view of humanitarian intervention. Operations designed to alleviate suffering and achieve peace sometimes produce damaging results. The United Nations, nongovernmental organizations, military and civilian agencies alike find themselves in the midst of confusion and weakness where what they seek are clarity and stability. Competing needs, rights, and values can obscure even the best international efforts to quell violence and assuage crises of poverty. More attention must be paid to the complexity of issues and moral dilemmas involved. This volume of original essays by international policy leaders, practitioners, and scholars brings together insights into the conflicting moral pressures present in different kinds of interventions ranging from Rwanda and Somalia to Haiti, Cambodia, and Bosnia. From their various cultural and professional perspectives the authors cover issues of human rights, sanctions, arms trade, refugees, HIV, and the media. Together they make the case that, although there are no easy answers, moral reflection and content can improve the quality of decisionmaking and intervention in internal conflicts. Published under the auspices of The International Committee of the Red Cross.

Author : Don E. Scheid
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Humanitarian intervention
ISBN : 1139904809

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The Ethics of Armed Humanitarian Intervention by Don E. Scheid Pdf

The question of military intervention for humanitarian purposes is a major focus for international law, the United Nations, regional organizations such as NATO, and the foreign policies of nations. Against this background, the 2011 bombing in Libya by Western nations has occasioned renewed interest and concern about armed humanitarian intervention (AHI) and the doctrine of Responsibility to Protect (RtoP). This volume brings together new essays by leading international, philosophical, and political thinkers on the moral and legal issues involved in AHI, and contains both critical and positive views of AHI. Topics include the problem of abuse and needed limitations, the future viability of RtoP and some of its problematic implications, the possibility of AHI providing space for peaceful political protest, and how AHI might be integrated with post-war justice. It is an important collection for those studying political philosophy, international relations, and humanitarian law.

Author : Deen K. Chatterjee,Don E. Scheid
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2003-07-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 0521009049

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Ethics and Foreign Intervention by Deen K. Chatterjee,Don E. Scheid Pdf

This book is a collection of original essays by some of the leading moral and political thinkers of our time on the ethical and legal implications of humanitarian military intervention. As the rules for the new world order are worked out in the aftermath of the Cold War, this issue is likely to arise more and more frequently, and the moral implications of such interventions will become a major focus for international law, the United Nations, regional organizations such as NATO, and the foreign policies of nations. The essays collected here present a variety of normative perspectives on topics such as the just-war theory and its limits, secession and international law, and new approaches toward the moral legitimacy of intervention. They form a challenging and timely volume that will interest political philosophers, political theorists, readers in law and international relations, and anyone interested in moral dimensions of international affairs.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428980471

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The ethics of armed humanitarian intervention by Anonim Pdf

Author : Don E. Scheid
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107036369

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The Ethics of Armed Humanitarian Intervention by Don E. Scheid Pdf

New essays on philosophical, legal, and moral aspects of armed humanitarian intervention, including discussion of the 2011 bombing in Libya.

Author : Mourtada Deme
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135498801

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Law, Morality, and International Armed Intervention by Mourtada Deme Pdf

International law is often manipulated in the debate about humanitarian intervention. The Liberian case provides an opportunity to challenge the UN and The Economic Community of West African States' (ECOWAS') new approach. ECOWAS and the UN's justifications for moving away from the current norms are flawed. No enlightened person would disagree with the values of peace, democracy, human rights, and economic development. This book, however, explores whether these goals be pursued within the current framework or outside it.

Author : Michael P. O'Keefe,C. A. J. Coady
Publisher : Melbourne Univ. Publishing
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780522851168

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Righteous Violence by Michael P. O'Keefe,C. A. J. Coady Pdf

Asks whether it is ethical to intervene in humanitarian crises, particularly when they occur in nation states alienated from the international community. Experts consider the moral and practical aspects of diplomatic, military, and armed humanitarian intervention in places such as Rwanda, East Timor, Bosnia, and Kosovo.

Author : Andreas Weiß
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783668092822

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On Just Cause in Law and the Morality of War by Andreas Weiß Pdf

Essay from the year 2009 in the subject Politics - Political Theory and the History of Ideas Journal, grade: 1,3, University of Birmingham (Department of Political Science and International Studies), course: The Theory and Ethics of Terrorism and Political Violence, language: English, abstract: As the Spaniard Francisco de Vitoria noticed, war can only be justified as response to previous wrongs. The issue here is the extent and manner of inflicted harm justifying the use of violence on behalf of third parties – the legal and moral preconditions for interventions. National defence should remain the central basis for just cause in the law and morality of war, however, in the area of tension between national self-determination and the most fundamental human rights, the prevalent principle of non-intervention reaches its limits and allows for humanitarian interventions as response to acts that shock the moral conscience of mankind. In order to avoid instrumentalization or misemployment of these instruments and guarantee protection of peoples from human rights abuses, an institutionalization is absolutely essential; hence, proper international authority has to be established and has to conduct these interventions on multilateral grounds with care for the cultural circumstances – for the solution of societal problems and of nation-building cannot simply be imposed on nations from outside.

Author : John Janzekovic
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0754648508

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The Use of Force in Humanitarian Intervention by John Janzekovic Pdf

Humanitarian intervention is a many layered and complex concept. This study analyzes the various ethical positions, particularly consequentialism, welfare-utilitarianism and just war theory to unravel this intricate topic and provides a rounded reflection on the lessons learned from the revival of humanitarian intervention as a tool of conflict resolution.

Author : Fernando R. Tesón
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105060123218

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Humanitarian Intervention by Fernando R. Tesón Pdf

Intervention--the deliberate intrusion of a state or an internationally legitimized force into a country deemed guilty of large scale systematic violation of human rights--is probably the most controversial issue in modern world affairs. It has been dubbed "humanitarian," as humanitarianism is its raison d'etre, but its critics point not only to its frequent failure to improve a bad situation, but on occasion to make matters worse. Nevertheless, Professor Teson shows, it is a moral imperative that is at least permitted, if not demanded, by international law. Teson first argues that respect for human rights is the primary justification for states & governments, & that, accordingly, tyrannical governments have no international legitimacy. Then, following a detailed analysis of the UN Charter, customary law, & the Nicaragua case, he examines state interventions in Bangladesh, Central Africa, Uganda, & Grenada, as well as United Nations authorized interventions in Iraq, Somalia, Haiti, Rwanda, & Bosnia.

Author : C. A. J. Coady,Ned Dobos,Sagar Sanyal
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780198812852

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Challenges for Humanitarian Intervention by C. A. J. Coady,Ned Dobos,Sagar Sanyal Pdf

Ten new essays critique the practice armed humanitarian intervention, and the 'Responsibility to Protect' doctrine that advocates its use under certain circumstances. The contributors investigate the causes and consequences, as well as the uses and abuses, of armed humanitarian intervention. One enduring concern is that such interventions are liable to be employed as a foreign policy instrument by powerful states pursuing geo-political interests. Some of the chapters interrogate how the presence of ulterior motives impact on the moral credentials of armed humanitarian intervention. Others shine a light on the potential adverse effects of such interventions, even where they are motivated primarily by humanitarian concern. The volume also tracks the evolution of the R2P norm, and draws attention to how it has evolved, for better or for worse, since UN member states unanimously accepted it over a decade ago. In some respects the norm has been distorted to yield prescriptions, and to impose constraints, fundamentally at odds with the spirit of the R2P idea. This gives us all the more reason to be cautious of unwarranted optimism about humanitarian intervention and the Responsibility to Protect.

Author : Georg Meggle
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110327731

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Ethics of Humanitarian Interventions by Georg Meggle Pdf

Humanitarian Interventions - that sounds nice; much nicer than wars, battles and use of military force. Foremost, the phrase makes you think of the delivery of sanitary goods, medication, of soup-kitchens. Here we are not supposed to think of interventions of this kind; we have to have humanitarian interventions in mind which are humanitarian intervention-wars. (I) At exactly what point is the use of military force a humanitarian intervention? What is the humanitarian aspect of those interventions? Their occasion? Their motive? Their alleged as well as their actual consequences? (II) At exactly what point are humanitarian intervention-wars morally justifiable? Are they justifiable even if they are wars of aggression breaching international law? And finally: (III) Was the war which was presented to us as the paradigmatic example of a humanitarian-intervention-war, that is: the war in Kosovo in the spring of 1999 (with over 37,000 bombing missions), really justifiable as a humanitarian intervention? Many of us wanted to believe so at the time. Does our ex ante judgement hold today in an ex post reflection? And which lessons for the future should we learn from the success or failure of this humanitarian war? These are the questions proposed in this book; therefore, it is concerned with problems of semantics (part I), problems of moral assessment (part II) and with the moral, legal and political conclusions we draw from our experiences with the war in Kosovo, our primary example of a humanitarian intervention (part III). International experts in the areas of philosophy, international law, sociology and peace studies debated these questions vigorously for several days. This is the resulting volume.

Author : Aleksandar Jokic
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2003-02-21
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781460401088

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Humanitarian Intervention by Aleksandar Jokic Pdf

International law makes it explicit that states shall not intervene militarily or otherwise in the affairs of other states; it is a central principle of the charter of the United Nations. But international law also provides an exception; when a conflict within a state poses a threat to international peace, military intervention by the UN may be warranted. (Indeed, the UN Charter provides for an international police force, though nothing has ever come of this provision). The Charter and other UN documents also assert that human rights are to be protected — but in the past the responsibility for the protection of human rights has for the most part been allowed to rest on the government of the state where the violation of rights occurs. Not surprisingly in this context, the question of what protection (if any) should be provided by the UN or otherwise to individuals when their human rights are violated by their governments or with the complicity of their governments remains a contentious issue. Should the principle of respect for state sovereignty trump the principle of respect for human rights? Historically it has been allowed to do so, but recently it has been more and more widely argued that when states fail to respect the human rights of their citizens (or of others who reside within their boundaries), they may be held accountable for their actions. Is military humanitarian intervention justifiable? And if so, under what circumstances? Those are the questions addressed in this collection of essays. The focus of the volume is on the abstract principles involved; though reference is sometimes made to specific cases, the essays here consist primarily of philosophical reflection on the abstract issues. (A companion volume on the specific issues surrounding a particular case, Lessons of Kosovo, is being published simultaneously.)

Author : Alexander Moseley,Richard Norman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781351739009

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Human Rights and Military Intervention by Alexander Moseley,Richard Norman Pdf

This title was first published in 2002. Was the bombing of Belgrade morally justified as an attempt to halt 'ethnic cleansing' in Kosovo'? Should Western states have tried to prevent the slaughter in Rwanda? Are there, indeed, genuinely universal 'human rights' which could justify such interventions, or is the upholding of such rights simply the imposition of culturally specific values on other cultures? Is national sovereignty a necessary and legitimate impediment to intervention, or are we seeing the emergence of a 'new international order' in which national boundaries are less significant? These and related ethical and political questions are addressed from a wide variety of perspectives by the contributors to this book. The answers presented form important reading for students and researchers in philosophy and in international relations, and for anyone interested in the difficult questions about whether and when other states may intervene in a country's internal affairs in order to uphold human rights.

Author : William Vincent O'Brien
Publisher : Sage Publications (CA)
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015005356384

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U.S. Military Intervention by William Vincent O'Brien Pdf

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