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Zusatztext I would recommend this text to all those who want to take the debate surrounding humanitarian intervention-and the responsibility to protect-one step further. Informationen zum Autor Dr James Pattison is a Lecturer in Politics (Specialising in Human Rights) at the University of Manchester. Before joining Manchester, he was a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of the West of England, Bristol. His research interests concern the moral issues raised when using military force abroad, including humanitarian intervention, the responsibility to protect, and the increased use of private military companies. His PhD on humanitarian intervention was awarded the Sir Ernest Barker Prize for Best Dissertation in Political Theory by the Political Studies Association. He has published various articles on the ethics of force, including for Ethics and International Affairs, the Journal of Military Ethics, the Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, the Journal of International Political Theory, the International Journal of Human Rights, and the Journal of Social Philosophy. Klappentext This book considers who should undertake humanitarian intervention in response to an ongoing or impending humanitarian crisis. It develops a normative account of legitimacy to assess not only current interveners, but also the desirability of potential reforms to the mechanisms and agents of humanitarian intervention. Zusammenfassung This book considers who should undertake humanitarian intervention in response to an ongoing or impending humanitarian crisis. It develops a normative account of legitimacy to assess not only current interveners, but also the desirability of potential reforms to the mechanisms and agents of humanitarian intervention. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: The Problem of Who Should Intervene 2: Humanitarian Intervention and International Law 3: Effectiveness and the Moderate Instrumentalist Approach 4: An Intervener's Conduct: Humanitarian Intervention and Jus In Bello 5: Representativeness and Humanitarian Intervention 6: An Intervener's Humanitarian Credentials: Motives, Intentions, and Outcomes 7: Assessing Current Interveners 8: Reforms to the Agents and Mechanisms of Humanitarian Intervention 9: Conclusion: Realizing Legitimate Humanitarian Intervention References ...
