International Intervention in the Post-Cold War World - Moral Responsibility and Power Politics

List of contents

About the Editors and Contributors, Acknowledgments, 1. The Emerging World Order, Part I. International Legal Foundations, 2. Humanitarian Intervention, 3. Legitimacy and Lawfulness of Humanitarian Intervention, 4. Human Rights and the Question of International Criminal Courts and Tribunals, Part II. The International Politics of Intervention, 5. Problematizing Sovereignty, 6. Weak States, State Making, and Humanitarian Intervention, 7. Humanitarian Intervention, Part III. The Philosophy of Intervention, 8. Redefining Human Beings-Where Politics Meets Metaphysics, 9. Preceding Global Responsibility, 10. Reflections on the War on Terrorism, Part IV. Regional Dialogues, 11. The New NATO, 12. NATO's War over Kosovo, 13. The Reluctant Intervenor, 14. Human Rights and Intervention in Africa, Part V. Topics in Intervention, 15. Distributive Justice, Globalization, and International Intervention, 16. The Power of Responsible Peace, Index

About the author

Davis, Michael C.; Dietrich, Wolfgang; Scholdan, Bettina

Summary

International intervention on humanitarian grounds has been a contentious issue for decades. This volume undertakes a systematic and broadly international review of issues relating to this subject.

Product details

• Authors: Michael C. Davis, Wolfgang Dietrich, Dietrich Wolfgang, Bettina Scholdan, Scholdan Bettina
• Assisted by: Michael C. Davis (Editor), Wolfgang Dietrich (Editor), Bettina Scholdan (Editor), Dieter Sepp (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2003
• EAN: 9780765612441
• ISBN: 978-0-7656-1244-1
• No. of pages: 344
• Weight: 800 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, International Relations, Human rights, civil rights