Humanitarian Intervention: Moral and Philosophical Issues - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 1551114895 ISBN 13: 9781551114897

Verlag: Broadview Press Ltd, 2003

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Humanitarian Intervention as Pb: Moral and Philosophical Issues (Paperback)

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A collection of essays from leading philosophers and political theorists which look at the complexities of the international responsibility for the protection of human rights.

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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.)

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• Verlag: Broadview Press Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1551114895
• ISBN 13: 9781551114897
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 160
• Herausgeber: Jokic Aleksandar