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The Politics of International Humanitarian Aid Operations
About this book
The theories and case studies examined in this volume constitute a thorough study of foreign intervention in civil conflicts for the purpose of rendering humanitarian aid. The classical paradigm of the ethics of intervention forbids the violation of territorial sovereignty. Public international law and the UN charter also mandate nonintervention within the territorial boundaries of a state. Nevertheless, in recent years, as a result of brutal civil conflicts and their violent and inhumane consequencesāas in Rwanda, Bosnia, and Cambodiaāinternational aid interventions have become an accepted practice. Still, international humanitarian aid involves unsettled, controversial issuesādilemmas concerning donors, recipients, and international organizations. These issues, as well as the concepts of sovereignty, human rights, coercive interventions, and peacekeeping, are critically evaluated in this volume, which will be of interest to scholars and policymakers in international relations, human rights, and military affairs.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Acronyms
- Part I: Issues and Concepts in International Humanitarian Aid Operations
- Part II: Humanitarian Aid Operations: Case Studies
- Part III: Prospects for Future Humanitarian Interventions
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- About the Editors and Contributors