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The saints are coming: The evolution of humanitarian-intervention in international law and state practice

Moran, Cian
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http://hdl.handle.net/10379/17190
 https://doi.org/10.13025/16649
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2022-06-10
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humanitarian-intervention, international law, state practice, Business, Public Policy and Law, Law, Human Rights
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Abstract In recent times, humanitarian-intervention has been prominent in the minds not just of academics, but also policy makers and the public. 1 It is a truism that people should be protected from abuse but exactly how is mired in controversy.2 This is particularly the case when the response involves the use of military force, commonly known as humanitarian-intervention. Despite the ongoing debate on humanitarian-intervention, its status under international law is unclear at best.3 Even the definition is contentious, 4 however, this thesis will limit the term ‘humanitarian-intervention’ to the following definition: The threat or use of force across state borders by a state (or group of states) aimed at preventing or ending widespread and grave violations of the fundamental human rights of individuals other than its own citizens, without the permission of the state within whose territory force is applied.5 Despite humanitarian-intervention’s dubious legitimacy, the tension between preserving state sovereignty and ending atrocities remains pressing.6
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NUI Galway
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