In recent years, the question of authorization for the use of force for humanitarian purposes has become more contentious than ever. Participants on both sides of the debate, namely those rejecting any exception to the requirement for UN authorization and the proponents of surpassing this in cases of exceptional humanitarian emergencies, do not seem to have reached any consensus. This article examines these opposing arguments, their legal interpretations, and tests the theoretical assumptions against state practice through a review of the record of humanitarian interventions since the 1990s. The final purpose is to assess two of the most promising alternatives for authorization: the UN and regional organizations. This analysis suggests some...
Every case of humanitarian intervention gives rise to mixed feelings of hope and despair. Hope comes...
Since the 19th century, humanitarian interventions have often been treated as suspect because they m...
The paper explores the status of unilateral humanitarian interventions in international law. The Uni...
International audienceSummary: Two main UN reports (Brandt and Palme) include the satisfaction of hu...
As is well known, the doctrine of humanitarian intervention raises a host of thorny issues: the thre...
It has become clear that the principle of sovereignty no longer affords protection to governments th...
The concept of humanitarian intervention evolved as a subset of laws that govern the use of force an...
Even scholars who support multilateralism in principle frequently question the value of securing app...
The use of force by regional organizations is regulated through Article 53(1) of the UN Charter. The...
The article aims to study the grounds of humanitarian intervention, analyse the rationale behind the...
The concept of humanitarian intervention is one of the main problems of contemporary world order. Th...
Non-intervention is commonly understood as the norm in international society, but should military in...
In spite of the general prohibition of the use of force in international relations contained in the ...
The original 2001 United Nations (UN) codification of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) granted th...
This article aims to reconsider the controversial issue of the lawfulness of unauthorised humanitari...
Every case of humanitarian intervention gives rise to mixed feelings of hope and despair. Hope comes...
Since the 19th century, humanitarian interventions have often been treated as suspect because they m...
The paper explores the status of unilateral humanitarian interventions in international law. The Uni...
International audienceSummary: Two main UN reports (Brandt and Palme) include the satisfaction of hu...
As is well known, the doctrine of humanitarian intervention raises a host of thorny issues: the thre...
It has become clear that the principle of sovereignty no longer affords protection to governments th...
The concept of humanitarian intervention evolved as a subset of laws that govern the use of force an...
Even scholars who support multilateralism in principle frequently question the value of securing app...
The use of force by regional organizations is regulated through Article 53(1) of the UN Charter. The...
The article aims to study the grounds of humanitarian intervention, analyse the rationale behind the...
The concept of humanitarian intervention is one of the main problems of contemporary world order. Th...
Non-intervention is commonly understood as the norm in international society, but should military in...
In spite of the general prohibition of the use of force in international relations contained in the ...
The original 2001 United Nations (UN) codification of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) granted th...
This article aims to reconsider the controversial issue of the lawfulness of unauthorised humanitari...
Every case of humanitarian intervention gives rise to mixed feelings of hope and despair. Hope comes...
Since the 19th century, humanitarian interventions have often been treated as suspect because they m...
The paper explores the status of unilateral humanitarian interventions in international law. The Uni...