The conceit of humanitarian intervention /

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Author / Creator:Menon, Rajan, 1953- author.
Imprint:New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Description:xii, 235 pages ; 23 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10505709
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ISBN:9780199384877
0199384878
9780199384884
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"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 associated with it. The book also disputes the claim that humanitarian intervention, particularly as manifested in the doctrine of "The Responsibility to Protect," has become a universal norm that offers a comprehensive and effective solution to mass killing"--

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