Humanitarian Intervention
Ideas in Action
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2007
Polity Press (Verlag)
978-0-7456-4021-1 (ISBN)
Polity Press (Verlag)
978-0-7456-4021-1 (ISBN)
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A singular development of the post Cold-War era is the use of military force to protect human beings. From Rwanda to Kosovo, Sierra Leone to East Timor, soldiers have rescued civilians in some of the world's most notorious war zones. Drawing on two decades of research, Thomas G.
A singular development of the post Cold-War era is the use of military force to protect human beings. From Rwanda to Kosovo, Sierra Leone to East Timor, soldiers have rescued civilians in some of the world's most notorious war zones. Drawing on two decades of research, Thomas G. Weiss provides a compelling introduction to the theory and practice of humanitarian intervention in the modern world. He examines political, ethical, legal, strategic, economic, and operational dimensions and uses a wide range of cases to highlight key debates and controversies. This succinct and highly accessible survey is neither celebratory nor complacent. The author locates the normative evolution of what is increasingly known as "the responsibility to protect" in the context of the war on terror and the 2005 UN World Summit. The result is an engaging exploration of the current dilemmas and future challenges for international humanitarian action in the 21st Century.
A singular development of the post Cold-War era is the use of military force to protect human beings. From Rwanda to Kosovo, Sierra Leone to East Timor, soldiers have rescued civilians in some of the world's most notorious war zones. Drawing on two decades of research, Thomas G. Weiss provides a compelling introduction to the theory and practice of humanitarian intervention in the modern world. He examines political, ethical, legal, strategic, economic, and operational dimensions and uses a wide range of cases to highlight key debates and controversies. This succinct and highly accessible survey is neither celebratory nor complacent. The author locates the normative evolution of what is increasingly known as "the responsibility to protect" in the context of the war on terror and the 2005 UN World Summit. The result is an engaging exploration of the current dilemmas and future challenges for international humanitarian action in the 21st Century.
Thomas Weiss is Presidential Professor of Political Science at the City University of New York.
* Table of Contents * About the Author * List of Abbreviations * Foreword by Gareth Evans * Acknowledgements * Introduction *1 Conceptual Building Blocks * *2 "Humanitarian" Interventions: Thumbnail Sketches * *3 New Wars and New Humanitarianisms * *4 New Thinking: The Responsibility to Protect * *5 So What? Moving from Rhetoric to Reality * * Notes * Selected Readings * Index *
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.1.2007 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | War and Conflict in the Modern World |
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 151 x 222 mm |
| Gewicht | 408 g |
| Einbandart | gebunden |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7456-4021-4 / 0745640214 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7456-4021-1 / 9780745640211 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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