Humanitarian Intervention
Humanitarian intervention has been defined as a state's use of military force against another state, with publicly stating its goal is to end human rights violations in that state. This definition may be too narrow as it precludes non-military forms of intervention such as humanitarian aid and international sanctions. On this broader understanding, "Humanitarian intervention should be understood to encompass… non-forcible methods, namely intervention undertaken without military force to alleviate mass human suffering within sovereign borders."There is not one standard or legal definition of humanitarian intervention; the field of analysis (such as law, ethics or politics) often influences the definition …
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Brookings Institution · 15 April 2024 English
In this lecture, I want to tackle the following question: What's in store for the global legal order now that the West--for all its power and influence--seems to be no …
The “ ” doctrine revived arguments for humanitarian intervention that to all practical effect suspended …
BASIC: British American Security Council · 8 April 2024 English
The key argument of the report is that, in the India- Pakistan nuclear dyad, there is mutual confidence that the other can be relied upon to show restraint in times …
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2008); Saving Strangers: Humanitarian Intervention in International Society (Oxford Oxford …
ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 27 March 2024 English
Introduction According to US naval officer and historian Alfred Thayer Mahan, often referred to as the ‘father of sea power’, [a] certain conditions, such as the concept of ‘national character’ …
protect’ should not be a pretext for humanitarian intervention.97 This has enabled India to develop HADR …
RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 26 March 2024 English
036 – 26 March 2024 The authors' views are their own and do not represent the official position of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies of the S. [...] …
principle, Beijing opposes the notion of humanitarian intervention and takes a non-interfering approach to …
WFP: World Food Programme · 19 March 2024 English
The evaluation of the interim country strategic plan for Guinea was carried out from February 2023 onwards in order to serve the dual purpose of accountability and learning and to …
partners to facilitate access to areas of humanitarian intervention Activity 7: Provide on demand supply …
RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 19 March 2024 English
Most notably, this vision included the introduction of post-conflict peacebuilding and peacemaking, a focus on conflict prevention measures, and the explicit use of Chapter VII of the UN Charter to …
Annan posed a challenge to states: “if humanitarian intervention is, indeed, an unacceptable assault on …
Elhra · 11 March 2024 English
Drawing insights from 16 thematic, regional and country-level consultations, this report offers the most comprehensive overview of the humanitarian research and innovation (HRI) ecosystem to date, encompassing findings, conclusions, and …
box). CVA has evolved into a prominent humanitarian intervention method. Historically, CVA represented …
CNA: Center for Naval Analyses · 6 March 2024 English
As a result of a grand bargain between the US and the With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia Soviet Union, Moscow has been empowered by inherited not only …
bomb might have to sit and wait for ‘humanitarian intervention.’” Vladimir Putin, “Rossiya i Menyayushchiisya …
MRG: Minority Rights Group International · 29 February 2024 English
37 BY GUDMUNDUR ALFREDSSON AND ERIKA FERRER Abbreviations and Terms used in the Text 1503 procedure - Named after the number of the Convention on the Rights of the Child …
international standards. with reports on humanitarian intervention, on the des ignation of gross and large-scale …
JLI: Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local Communities · 27 February 2024 English
WTF.0000229526.63438.23 Faith sensitive protection from violence against women and girls in humanitarian and forced migration contexts - Protection practitioners from multilateral humanitarian agencies, governments and FBOs specialised and non-specialised in …
ultimately enhances the effectiveness of humanitarian intervention. Engaging local faith actors (from host …
