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The Pros And Cons Of Humanitarian Intervention

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The notion of humanitarian intervention has been the most debated concept over the past years. This concept has been tracked about every act of violence and aggression in history. This intervention are mainly for humanitarian purposes by military means undertaken by one state or a group of states in the territory of another state known to both with no question of the right of state to impose severe economic sanctions in response to human tragedy. For one thing is that states have long meddled in the affairs of other states, this meddling has been motivated mostly by economic interests, in some cases by tribal religious views and some cases simply for power . The essence of international politics is that there is no such thing as the international …show more content…

About 20 years ago we saw what happened to countries when UN collective Security fails and violence is unchecked. In October 1994, just a few weeks after the Rwandan civil war ended, the UN deployed need to Rwanda to investigate genocide associated violations in support of the UN Security Council’s commissioner expert which was formed by the secretary …show more content…

By comparing the number of definitions and explanations, at least it seems contradictory definition of humanitarian intervention, which gives the Institute for International Affairs of the Kingdom of Denmark: "Humanitarian intervention is strong action taken by the State including the use of armed force, to or in another country, without the consent of its government, with or without UN Security

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As part of its intervention, the United States have been sending troops to fight in other countries. Most times the U.S. send troops to overthrow autocratic rulers and build democracy. There is also another kind of intervention, it takes place during crisis to provide humanitarian aid. However, in both cases, the U.S. government should make a clear and thoughtful strategic decision before getting involved and send troops under any condition. Later on it becomes difficult to withdraw the troops and bring them back home due to the unclear reasons from the beginning.

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To conclude, Power feels the United States as well as the United Nations could have done more to stop the killings in Rwanda and made vast attempts to avoid using the term “genocide” as an excuse to not get

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During the late 1770’s people started to rebell against other people and their ideas on certain things. Rebellion is an act to overthrow something, and it can lead to wars, death and possibly even the fall of an empire like the French. The French had 7 government styles. Monarchy, limited republic, republic, dictatorship, etc.

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The International criminal tribunal of Rwanda has made contributions to international justice and to establishing accountability for the suffering of many Rwandan people. Since many countries are unwilling to try their former national leaders for claimed violations of human rights or international humanitarian law, often formally or informally granting amnesty in hopes that ignoring past violence will promote reconciliation, victims have turned increasingly to other countries to press their cases. In conclusion, both the international community and the Rwandan government have placed in prosecutions as a means of fighting impunity and promoting the rule of law, and the ICTR has been attack by severe problems that have slowed its progress, The

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Justice in an Unjust World Genocide in Rwandan, a refugee crisis in Syria, and civil war in Yemen. These are just a few of countless injustices throughout the world. It appears that our global society has no problem creating injustice, but by examining the responses to these injustices, it is evident that we have significant difficulty achieving reconciliation and assigning culpability after the fact. This complicated task, “transitional justice,” has been extensively studied by Ruti Teitel. Teitel explains that transitional justice in our current worldwide stage of globalization has shifted to “steady-state justice”, focusing on “non-state actors” associated with globalization instead of “state-centric” obligations, and maintaining “peace

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Chapter 2: Successes Whilst it is common cause that the UN has been plagued with failures in its attempts to fulfil its purpose, it cannot be said that the UN’s Peacekeeping efforts have been without success, as is demonstrated by the Nobel Peace Prize received in 1988 by the UN for its Peacekeeping efforts. Even its greatest detractors grudgingly admit that the organisation has been not only successful in some endeavours, but instrumental in both preventative and resolutionary functions as far as conflict is concerned, and despite differing opinions on how to determine whether a UN Peacekeeping operation can be considered successful, there are certain instances which both detractors and supporters of the organisation alike agree, to varying

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In the UNSC’s article 51, individual and collective self-defense can be authorized by the UNSC under the framework of collective security. However, genocide is never justifiable in the eyes of the UN. Perhaps the most distinguishing feature between war and genocide is the disproportionally ability of those involved to fight back. Within war there is a certain level of understanding that those engaging in the conflict will have an ability to engage in battle. However, historically in genocides the effected groups have had little to no ability to proportionately fight against their attackers.

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Donald Trump, our current US president once said, “Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.” What this quote means is that sometimes along the way to winning, we suffer setbacks, which helps us be stronger in the long run. In life we face many challenges. For example, one of those challenges is the Syrian War. In the Syrian War, the US is allies with the Middle East, but for one reason only; their oil.

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Aeberhard, P. (1996). A Historical Survey of Humanitarian Action. Health and Human Rights, 2(1), 30–44. http://doi.org/10.2307/4065234 Aeberhard’s focus in this article is to present the history of international humanitarian organization, such as Doctors Without Borders. Emphasis is placed on organizations role in international humanitarian law debates and how organizations act with respect to their mission and interpretation of international law.

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Humanitarian assistance has changed drastically over the past decades. It began as a volunteer need, to shifting in becoming a career choice. Not only can the United Nations provide Humanitarian Assistance but Non- Governmental Organizations (NGO’s) are now playing a role. The humanitarian aid initial focus is to take action to save live, reduce the suffering of any situation, and to protect human dignity.

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After the tsunami in Indonesia,among the hurdles that had to be crossed were the safety of the aid workers, mobility and ability to reach the most affected areas, and working in the same geographical space alongside thousands of other foreign humanitarian workers (SMIRL, 2008). In many ways, the work of aid workers and what soldiers do can draw parallels (SLIM, 1996), as both are connected by their opposite roots in war. That is not to say that they are alike. While soldiers may find it acceptable to carry out humanitarian work, aid workers and agencies do not find it morally right to be militaristic and violent.

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Since the end of the Second World War, Korea has been divided into two parts- North Korea and South Korea. Korea has not been unified since then; and a large number of disagreement and mistrust happened between the two Koreas that have worsened their relationship throughout the years. There are great differences between the two Koreas, which make it especially hard for reunification. The countries and their people have very different lives and environment from each other; they are different politically, economically, socially, and psychologically. South Korea is a capitalist and democratic country; it has a stable and flourishing economy that pays a role in Asia’s four largest economy; education is well and continuously improving, which most

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The consequence of wars, the political turmoil in countries or simply a country in debt; these all warrant a need for foreign aid. Although it may seem like the obvious act to do, is it really the right thing to do? It is firstly important to note what is the fundamental characteristic of foreign aid and what it entails, both for a country providing and the country receiving it. The aspect of aid can take many forms, ranging from goods and services or capital from foreign country to country in need. As situations in different countries continue to take new forms, aid can also be provided concerning military, economic means, etc.

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They are engaging in conflict in order to benefit from the resources available in the country. The humanitarian organizations have been caught up in this deadly conflict over resources and this situation has impacted negatively on their

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On the legal grounds, the act of humanitarian intervention is still debatable, On the one hand, there was a responsibility to limit the use of force to self-defense according to the UN Charter. On the other hand, there was strong international pressure to abide by commitments to human rights and the right to life. This has constitute tensions in an international law system, Humanitarian intervention as the justifiable act to intervene while it is contrary to the principle of sovereignty and nonintervention in the UN system and international law. An evolving international norms related to human rights and the use of force.

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