Exam 10: The United Nations and Humanitarian Intervention

The debates over humanitarian intervention and the effectiveness of the United Nations are almost impossible to separate.Explain why and how these issues are so closely related.

According to the United Nations Charter,

The 2002 intervention by the United States in Afghanistan would not generally be classified as a humanitarian intervention because

Humanitarian intervention is defined as the invited interference by a state, states, or international organization in the domestic affairs of another state to prevent and/or end human rights abuses.

Interestingly, both __________________ and __________________ believe that any doctrine of humanitarian intervention is bound to reflect and serve the interests of the powerful.

The doctrine of humanitarian intervention is most consistent with

The doctrine of _____________________ is controversial under international law is a matter of some controversy because of the unresolved tensions between the principles of individual rights and state sovereignty.

_____________________ is one of the more influential organizations working to increase awareness of human rights abuses around the world.

Calls for recognizing a right of humanitarian interventions tend to come from those espousing a ____________ perspective on international relations.

After World War II,

Why do advocates of humanitarian intervention tend to view unilateral interventions with skepticism without completely rejecting them?

Nations with veto power on the U.N.Security Council

One of the critical problems for a doctrine of humanitarian intervention is the creation and preservation of international support and legitimacy.How do supporters of humanitarian intervention suggest that this support and legitimacy be obtained? Why are critics skeptical that these solutions will actually work?

The United Nations Charter authorizes intervention only when there is a threat to international peace and stability.

The most important liberal principle that supports a doctrine of humanitarian interventions is

The 1994 Rwandan genocide

Advocates of humanitarian intervention have to confront the problem of ____________________, or the fact that societies and cultures have some different conceptions of what constitutes basic human rights.

The 1994 genocide in ______________ cast doubt on the ability of the United Nations to end or prevent egregious human rights abuses.

Any nation on the United Nations Security Council could prevent a humanitarian intervention by voting no.

The ____________________ after WWII began to undermine the principle of state sovereignty in international law.