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100 _a Hehir, Aidan,
_d1977-
245 _aHumanitarian intervention : an introduction /
260 _aHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York :.
_b Palgrave Macmillan, .
_cc2010
300 _a xiv, 303 p. ; 24 cm.
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _apt. I. CONCEPTS AND CONCEPTIONS. What is "humanitarian intervention"? -- The just war tradition -- The sovereign state -- Theoretical perspectives -- pt. II. CONTROVERSIES. Legality and legitimacy -- Sovereignty as responsibility -- Who decides? -- Motives and means -- pt. III. CASES. "Humanitarian intervention" in history -- Rwanda -- Kosovo -- Iraq -- Darfur -- Conclusion: The future of humanitarian intervention?
520 _aA broad-ranging introduction to the theory, practice and politics of humanitarian intervention on the contemporary world, its historical background and future prospects after the experiences of Rwanda, Kosovo, Darfur and Iraq"--Provided by publisher.
650 _v Humanitarian intervention--Humanitarian assistance.
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