Humanitarian Intervention - A History (Hardcover)

The dilemma of how best to protect human rights is one of the most persistent problems facing the international community today. This unique and wide-ranging history of humanitarian intervention examines responses to oppression, persecution and mass atrocities from the emergence of the international state system and international law in the late sixteenth century, to the end of the twentieth century. Leading scholars show how opposition to tyranny and to religious persecution evolved from notions of the common interests of 'Christendom' to ultimately incorporate all people under the concept of 'human rights'. As well as examining specific episodes of intervention, the authors consider how these have been perceived and justified over time, and offer important new insights into ideas of national sovereignty, international relations and law, as well as political thought and the development of current theories of 'international community'.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2011
First published:	2011
Editors:	Brendan Simms • D.J.B. Trim (Dr)
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	426
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-19027-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Embargos & sanctions Books > Law > International law > Public international law > International human rights law Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Books > History > World history > General
LSN:	0-521-19027-4
Barcode:	9780521190275

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