SOCIOL 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 44: Humanitarian Intervention, Nationstates
Document Summary
R2p signaled a shift from right to intervene to responsibility to intervene . Sovereignty not only gives countries the right to control their affairs but also the responsibility for protecting its people. When a country fails to protect its people either through lack of ability or a lack of willingness this responsibility shifts to the international community. But not legally binding (i. e. not a treaty) Military humanitarian intervention remains enormously contested and rarely carried out. Then we"ll look at some common barriers. Claim: irrespective of law, there is a moral duty to intervene. Sovereignty is not just a right but a responsibility. Human rights are universal there is a basis for humanitarian intervention in the un charter. All recognized nation-states are members of the un. As such, they are signatories to un charter this is the treaty that founded the un. Un charter calls for protection of both sovereignty and human. Common humanity commands us to intervene beyond borders.
