The Ethics of Armed Humanitarian Intervention - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107610672 ISBN 13: 9781107610675

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

The question of military intervention for humanitarian purposes is a major focus for international law, the United Nations, regional organizations such as NATO, and the foreign policies of nations. Against this background, the 2011 bombing in Libya by Western nations has occasioned renewed interest and concern about armed humanitarian intervention (AHI) and the doctrine of Responsibility to Protect (RtoP). This volume brings together new essays by leading international, philosophical, and political thinkers on the moral and legal issues involved in AHI, and contains both critical and positive views of AHI. Topics include the problem of abuse and needed limitations, the future viability of RtoP and some of its problematic implications, the possibility of AHI providing space for peaceful political protest, and how AHI might be integrated with post-war justice. It is an important collection for those studying political philosophy, international relations, and humanitarian law.

About this title

Book Description

Addresses philosophical and normative (moral/legal) issues arising from the 2011 NATO bombing in Libya, and armed humanitarian intervention more generally. Of great interest to those studying political philosophy, international relations, and humanitarian law.

About the Author

Don E. Scheid is Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, at Winona State University. He is co-editor (with Deen K. Chatterjee) of the anthology Ethics and Foreign Intervention (Cambridge University Press, 2003).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1107610672
• ISBN 13: 9781107610675
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 294
• Editor: Scheid Don E.