Humanitarian Intervention after Kosovo Iraq, Darfur and the Record of Global Civil Society

by Hehir, Aidan

• ISBN13: 9780230542211
• ISBN10: 0230542212
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-11-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

When should the international community intervene to prevent suffering within sovereign states? This book argues that since Kosovo, the normative thesis has failed to influence international politics, as evidenced by events in Iraq and Darfur. This critique rejects realism and offers a new perspective on this important issue.

Author Biography

AIDAN HEHIR is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster, UK. Previously he worked at the University of Limerick and the University of Sheffield. He has published in a number of academic journals.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. ix
Introduction: The Humanitarian Intervention Controversy	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
The humanitarian intervention controversy	p. 2
Normative theory, realism and international law	p. 5
Structure of the book	p. 10
International Law, Sovereignty and Humanitarian Intervention	p. 13
Introduction	p. 13
The legal status of humanitarian intervention	p. 14
The role of law and sovereignty	p. 25
Conclusion	p. 31
The Normative Thesis and Operation Allied Force	p. 33
Introduction	p. 33
The rise of human rights	p. 34
Global civil society and the creation of ethical foreign policies	p. 37
Operation Allied Force	p. 47
Conclusion	p. 50
Humanitarian Intervention after Kosovo	p. 53
Introduction	p. 53
East Timor and Afghanistan	p. 53
Operation Iraqi Freedom	p. 59
Darfur: 'The collective yawn'	p. 65
2005 World Summit	p. 70
Conclusion: Assessing the record	p. 74
The Normative Flaws	p. 76
Introduction	p. 76
The idealization of the West	p. 77
The normative flaws	p. 81
Conclusion	p. 94
The Dangers of Unregulated Humanitarian Intervention	p. 97
Introduction	p. 97
The challenge to international law	p. 98
The end of the UN?	p. 100
The return of the crusaders	p. 105
Optimistic miscalculation	p. 109
Conclusion	p. 113
Regulating Humanitarian Intervention: The Need for Redirection	p. 117
Introduction	p. 117
Misdiagnosing the problem	p. 118
The need for legal clarity	p. 122
Defending legal reform	p. 131
Conclusion	p. 141
Conclusion: Sovereignty, Human Rights and the Integrity of International Law	p. 145
Introduction	p. 145
Global civil society and the normative thesis	p. 145
Sovereignty, human rights and the integrity of international law	p. 149
Conclusion: Reality and perception	p. 152
Notes	p. 155
Bibliography	p. 180
Index	p. 190
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