Rethinking Humanitarian intervention : a fresh legal approach based on fundamental ethical principles in international law and world religions /

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Author / Creator:Lepard, Brian D.
Imprint:University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2002.
Description:xix, 496 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4660567
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ISBN:0271021454 (alk. paper)
0271021462 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 437-455) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Figures
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Note on Transliteration
  • Part 1. The Problem of Humanitarian Intervention and International Law
  • 1. The Need for a Fresh Approach
  • Part 2. Developing the Foundations of a Fresh Approach
  • 2. Identifying Fundamental Ethical Principles in Contemporary International Law and World Religions Relevant to Humanitarian Intervention
  • 3. Identifying and Interpreting International Legal Norms Relevant to Humanitarian Intervention
  • Part 3. Some Problematic Issues Relating to U.N.-Authorized Humanitarian Intervention
  • 4. Human Rights Violations as a "Threat to" or "Breach of" the Peace
  • 5. Consent
  • 6. Impartiality
  • 7. The Use of Force
  • 8. Obligations to Intervene or to Support U.N. Humanitarian Intervention
  • 9. The Command and Composition of Multinational Forces Engaged in Humanitarian Intervention
  • 10. The Security Council's Decision-Making Process
  • Part 4. Humanitarian Intervention Not Authorized by the Security Council
  • 11. The Legality of Humanitarian Intervention Without Security Council Authorization
  • Part 5. Humanitarian Intervention and International Law in the New Millennium
  • 12. The Prospects for a Fresh Approach Based on Fundamental Ethical Principles
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index