The state versus the individual : the unresolved dilemma of humanitarian intervention /

The state versus the individual : the unresolved dilemma of humanitarian intervention /

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Author / Creator:	Simonen, Katariina.
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2011.
Description:	1 online resource (xviii, 334 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Humanitarian intervention. Intervention (International law) Human rights. Human rights. Humanitarian intervention. Intervention (International law) Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11277747

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ISBN:	9789004221888 9004221883 9789004202917 9004202919 1283514591 9781283514590 9786613827043 6613827045
Notes:	Originally presented as the author's thesis (LL. D.)--University of Turku, 2010. Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	The question of humanitarian intervention ́s legality remains unanswered to date. This book offers a new approach to the legality issue by combining legal theory and international law. With humanitarian intervention, hard choices still have to be made by the international lawgiver.
Other form:	Print version: Simonen, Katariina. State versus the individual. Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2011 9789004202917
Standard no.:	10.1163/9789004221888

Table of Contents:

"Humanitarian intervention norm is valid" : norm proposition, validity and interpretation in legal theory
Common interest as a basis of law
Use of armed force under the United Nations Charter
An empirical appraisal of state and IGO practice vis-a-vis NATO's allied force operation in Kosovo
Beyond Kosovo : responsibility to protect.