History of Humanitarian Intervention

History is underrepresented in international law, in particular in the narrative created for the legal instrument 'humanitarian intervention'. This book examines the historical events and narratives created around them in international law in context to tell an undogmatic, alternative history of the fight for the protection of human rights.

List of contents

1. The battlegrounds of a history of 'humanitarian intervention'; 2. A history of 'humanitarian intervention' in nineteenth-century international law; 3. Humanitarian intervention in the era of the league of nations; 4. The world after 1945.

About the author

Mark Swatek-Evenstein is a scholar and lawyer specializing in criminal law, immigration and refugee law. He is a member of the International Network of Genocide Scholars and has taught courses on The Holocaust and The Law. His current research focuses on the minority experience in international law.

Summary

History is underrepresented in international law, in particular in the narrative created for the legal instrument 'humanitarian intervention'. This book examines the historical events and narratives created around them in international law in context to tell an undogmatic, alternative history of the fight for the protection of human rights.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Swatek-Evenstein
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781107695863
• ISBN: 978-1-107-69586-3
• No. of pages: 290
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Human Rights, LAW / International, International Relations, Human rights, civil rights, Genocide & ethnic cleansing, Genocide and ethnic cleansing, International humanitarian law, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Public international law: humanitarian law, International Organisations & Institutions