Rethinking humanitarian intervention
Alex J. Bellamy, Stephen McLoughlin
Bok Engelsk 2018
| Omfang | xxxvii, 240 sider
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| Opplysninger | List of illustrative material -- Acknowledgements. Introduction : Rights beyond states -- "Never again" all over again: reluctant state actors -- From humanitarian intervention to human protection -- Overview -- Notes. 1 Atrocities and responses : Why atrocities happen -- How atrocities end -- Implications -- Notes. 2 Towards human protection : Declining atrocities, rising activism -- The international human protection regime -- Human protection and the decline in mass violence -- Alternative explanations -- Conclusion -- Notes. 3 Protection without force : The peaceful dimension of human protection -- Peaceful protection actors -- Peaceful measures -- Taking stock of peaceful measures -- Conclusion -- Notes. 4 Intervention in Libya : Countdown to Resolution 1973 -- Explaining Resolution 1973 -- Why Resolution 1973 is significant -- Libya since Resolution 1973 -- Conclusion -- Notes. 5 The problem of regime change : Historical contours -- Sovereignty, self-determination, and human rights -- Towards responsible protection -- Conclusion -- Notes. 6 The problem of accountability : Divided counsels on Syria -- Responsibility while protecting -- Conclusion -- Notes. 7 Consistency and complications : The question of consistency -- Consequences of humanitarian intervention -- The case for prevention -- Conclusion -- Notes. 8 Human protection in crisis? : The crisis of human protection -- A crisis explained -- Can human protection survive? -- Conclusion -- Notes. Bibliography -- Index. - "Two leading experts in the field re-examine the traditional understanding of humanitarian intervention in this major new text. The recent high profile interventions in Iraq, Libya and Syria show the various international responses to impending or ongoing humanitarian crises, tracking the development from ad hoc military interventions to a more formalized international human rights regime. This evolution has fundamentally changed the way that states and international society think about, and respond to, atrocities. This textbook charts and explains the transformation, examines the challenges that confront it, and asks whether this new politics can withstand the growing crises in international politics. The human protection system is not perfect, but attempts to reduce both the incidence and lethality of atrocity crimes. The authors argue that armed intervention alone is rarely sufficient to halt atrocity crimes, but must be understood within the wider context of peacemaking, including non-violent action. The requirement for states to intervene is codified in international law, and this raises important practical, political and moral questions for consistent humanitarian action." - Omslagets bakside
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| ISBN | 9781137488084
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