Humanitarian Intervention: Ethical, Legal and Political Dilemmas

by Robert O. Keohane and J.L. Holzgrefe

Book Overview

The genocide in Rwanda showed us how terrible the consequences of inaction can be in the face of mass murder. But the conflict in Kosovo raised equally important questions about the consequences of action without international consensus and clear legal authority. On the one hand, is it legitimate for a regional organization to use force without a UN mandate? On the other, is it permissible to let gross and systematic violations of human rights, with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052152928X
• ISBN13: 9780521529280
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"