Lessons of Kosovo: The Dangers of Humanitarian Intervention

By: Burleigh Wilkins

International law makes it explicit that states shall not intervene militarily of otherwise in the affairs of other states; it is a central principle of the charter of the United Nations. But international law also provides an exception; when a conflict within a state poses a threat to international peace, military intervention by the UN may be warranted. (Indeed, the UN Charter provides for an international police force, though nothing has ever come...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155111545X
• ISBN13: 9781551115450
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Broadview Press Inc
• Length: 184 Pages