PO102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Humanitarian Intervention, Non-Interventionism, Noble Eightfold Path
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An act of aggression occurring to the un. Humanitarian intervention: use of force (or imminent threat to use it) against territory or sovereignty, ex. Tanks swarm across the border or about to cross, if having threatened. Un bans use of force: article 2 section 4 to do so (a clear threat: all members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence. When is aggression allowed? (outlined in section 51: when responding to an attack, ex. Coalition of states that responded to invasion of kuwait, using military force. Wanting to protect human rights without diluting sovereignty. The counter-restrictionists (people in support of humanitarian intervention) The legal case for intervention (made by international lawyers) Sovereignty can be forfeited if it does not protect its citizens. The idea of a common humanity: all people regardless of the state they live in are entitled to basic human rights.
