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An Equitable Framework for Humanitarian Intervention
This book aims at the resolution of the dilemma regarding whether armed intervention as a response to gross human rights violations is ever legally justified without Security Council authorisation.
| Author(s) | By Ciaran Burke. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 398 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 9 May 2013 |
| Availability | Available |
This book aims at the resolution of the dilemma regarding whether armed intervention as a response to gross human rights violations is ever legally justified without Security Council authorisation.
Introduction 1 The Humanitarian Intervention Discourse: A Debate on the Edges of the Law I. General Introduction II. Historical Introduction III. 'Kosovo' as an Illegal Operation IV. 'A Thin Red Line' - The Argument of 'Near-Legality' V. 'Conte
Dr Ciaran Burke is a Lecturer at the University of Passau, and a Visiting Lecturer at the Brussels School of International Studies. He is also a freelance legal consultant.
