POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Michael Ignatieff, John D. And Catherine T. Macarthur Foundation, Ethnic Cleansing
Document Summary
Bosnia, end of cold war, serbs kill other ethnicities to maintain there national. International commission on sovereignty and intervention, 2001 state, many die well western world watches. Canadian intervention in bosnia was illegal as it did not have approval from un. Intervention in the world relies on approval from un security council security council. Canada lead with ideas in establishment of international commission. All sovereign nations have the responsibility to protect there own citizens. The way you say something in international politics matters, right to intervene, If sovereign state fails in protection other states have the ability to intervene. Ethnic cleansing, actual or apprehended, widespread massacre, genocide, actual or apprehended. Human rights abuses, democratic overthrow, weapons of mass destruction do these call for intervention, not such a easy call. Right authority, right intention, just cause, last resort, proportional means, reasonable prospects, exit strategy- (just war criteria)- Interveners responsibility, the responsibility to prevent, the responsibility to react, the responsibility to rebuild.