Humanitarian intervention : an introduction / Aidan Hehir.
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TextPublication details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.Description: xiv, 303 p. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780230220300 (hardback)
- 0230220304 (hardback)
- 9780230220317 (pbk.)
- 0230220312 (pbk.)
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- JZ6369 .H43 2010
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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.
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