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Humanitarian intervention in the geopolitical context

... disputes and controversy in international relations [3] . As a concept, it is in direct conflict with the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the United Nation’s authority, as set out in the UN Charter. In the 2000s, Western powers undertook humanitarian interventions in three countries – Afghanistan in 2001, Iraq in 2003 and Libya in 2011. In all three cases, military interference was executed in a form not authorized by the UN Security Council. In Afghanistan, U.S. and NATO operations ...

22.11.2012

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Dilemmas of humanitarian interventions

... If genocide is occurring. Though the genocide convention is a little bit ambiguous as to whether a pre-existing Security Council resolution is necessary or not. So, the two main frameworks for interventions are the authorization of the UN Security Council and as a matter of pure self-defense. Could humanitarian interventions authorized by regional organizations be legitimate? If you read the African Union Charter, it states that there is a right for intervention attached to and agreed upon by the members of the African Union. If you look at the ...

01.10.2012

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