Humanitarian Intervention in Contemporary Conflict

by Ramsbotham, Oliver; Woodhouse, Tom

• ISBN13: 9780745615110
• ISBN10: 0745615112
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-05-01
• Publisher: Polity

Summary

This timely book is a wide-ranging assessment of the international response to devastating contemporary conflicts, such as those in Bosnia, Somalia and Rwanda. As such, it is the first comprehensive account and examination of humanitarian intervention in the post-cold war period.

Author Biography

Oliver Ramsbotham is Emeritus Professor of Conflict Resolution at the University of Bradford.

Tom Woodhouse is Adam Curle Professor of Conflict Resolution at the University of Bradford.

Table of Contents

List of Boxes
List of Diagrams
Preface
Acknowledgements
The Classical Debate: Forcible Self-Help by States to Protect Human Rights
Introduction: Humanitarian Intervention in Uganda	p. 3
Humanitarianism, Human Rights and the International Community	p. 8
Forcible Self-Help in Defence of Human Rights: 1945-1990	p. 33
Reconceptualization: Humanitarian Intervention in Contemporary Conflict
Introduction: Humanitarian Intervention in Iraq	p. 69
Contexts	p. 86
Options	p. 106
Controversies	p. 136
Cases
Humanitarian Intervention in Bosnia	p. 167
Humanitarian Intervention in Somalia	p. 193
Conclusion	p. 217
Epilogue: Framework Principles for Humanitarian Intervention	p. 225
Appendix 1: United Nations Peacekeeping and Observer Missions Operating 1991-4	p. 232
Appendix 2: Other Acronyms	p. 233
References	p. 235
Index	p. 255
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