The Evolution of the Doctrine and Practice of Humanitarian Intervention

Download or read book The Evolution of the Doctrine and Practice of Humanitarian Intervention written by Francis Kofi Abiew and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2024-02-12 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The topic of humanitarian intervention has become increasingly significant since the end of the Cold War. Despite a substantial body of literature on the subject in the past, recent developments justify a contemporary study of the subject. This book is not only timely, given the crises which have occasioned United Nations interventions over the past several years, but enduring, as international political structures undergo stress and reform, and as international law and international relations theorists grapple with the sovereignty/intervention problem. It defends the emergence of a right of humanitarian intervention and argues that state sovereignty is not incompatible with humanitarian intervention. After a thorough review of historical precedents, the book concludes by assessing contemporary developments in terms of sources of support for intervention on humanitarian grounds.