IIPS20101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Jus Ad Bellum, Neutral Party, International Humanitarian Law
14 Nov 2016
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Structural: seen as part of society some times (not obvious) Peacekeeping: after signing agreement, there is a need of a neutral party for monitoring (ex: blue helmets) Peacebuilding: building peace after the conflict (from rebuilding houses to building stable governments healing and allowing these communities to live together) Sustainable peace: economic and social development are extremely important (cid:498)conflict is inevitable but violence isn"t(cid:499) Ubuntu (cid:523)african concept(cid:524): (cid:498)) am because we are(cid:499) harmony, order and equilibrium: just war criteria. Jus ad bellum: set of criteria before engaging in war humanitarian law. Just cause: to preserve human rights international legal standards to define this. Comparative justice: compare to option of not intervening (if one side wins, what would be the result?) Right authority: who has the right to make the decision (right to defend themselves) Last resort: fair attempt to resolve conflict through other means ex: local groups (providing security), economic sanctions, assistance conditionality of aid, incentives, diplomacy, non-violence resistance to.
