The conceit of humanitarian intervention

The conceit of humanitarian intervention /

"There is a veritable cottage industry of books on humanitarian intervention (the use of military force to stop atrocities) and the vast majority favors the project. The Conceit of Humanitarian Intervention challenges this consensus by pointing up the strategic, legal, and ethical problems asso...

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Main Author: Menon, Rajan, 1953- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Humanitarian intervention.
Intervention (International law)
National security.
International relations.
Table of Contents:
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  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: The Animating Idea
  • Chapter 2: Altruism's Limits
  • Chapter 3: Sovereignty, Legitimacy, and Intervention
  • Chapter 4: The Legal Debate
  • Chapter 5: Human Rights and Intervention
  • Chapter 5: The Primacy of Pragmatism
  • Chapter 7: War and Post-War
  • Chapter 8: "The International Community"
  • Conclusion.

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