Humanitarian intervention : an introduction /
Aidan Hehir.
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
- xiv, 303 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. I. CONCEPTS AND CONCEPTIONS. What is "humanitarian intervention"? -- The just war tradition -- The sovereign state -- Theoretical perspectives -- pt. II. CONTROVERSIES. Legality and legitimacy -- Sovereignty as responsibility -- Who decides? -- Motives and means -- pt. III. CASES. "Humanitarian intervention" in history -- Rwanda -- Kosovo -- Iraq -- Darfur -- Conclusion: The future of humanitarian intervention?
"A broad-ranging introduction to the theory, practice and politics of humanitarian intervention on the contemporary world, its historical background and future prospects after the experiences of Rwanda, Kosovo, Darfur and Iraq"--Provided by publisher.