Exam 10: The United Nations and Humanitarian Intervention

Advocates of humanitarian intervention generally prefer __________________ interventions, but they can imagine instances in which __________________ interventions might be acceptable.

As part of the structure of the United Nations Security Council,

The Nuremburg War Crimes Trials

In what sense were the post-World War II war crimes trials critical events in the evolution in international law?

Beginning in the 1800s the doctrine of _______________________ began to undermine the idea that states were entitled to do whatever they wanted on their territory.

Most advocates of humanitarian intervention see it as of little importance whether interventions are unilateral or multilateral.

The permanent members of the ______________________can block any action of resolutions by casting their veto.

The success of the United Nations in halting the Rwandan genocide led many to be optimistic about the organization's future.

The UN Charter supports external intervention in a state's domestic affairs only when there is a threat to __________________________.

The United States' invasion of Afghanistan in the wake of the 2001 attacks would be considered an example of humanitarian intervention.

The Nuremberg Trials established a new right of humanitarian intervention.

Advocates of humanitarian intervention generally prefer multilateral interventions because they

Realists only support humanitarian intervention if it has the sanction of the United Nations.

Humanitarian interventions are usually conducted without the target state's consent.

Explain how the doctrines of popular sovereignty and state sovereignty shape the debate over humanitarian intervention

Liberals tend to look more favorably on humanitarian interventions than realists.

The United Nations Charter

______________, ______________, ______________, _____________, and _____________ are the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.

Liberal support for humanitarian interventions rests largely on the principle of state sovereignty.

Realists argue that only multilateral interventions approved by the United Nations can be genuinely impartial.