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Human rights and international security - Humanitarian intervention and international law (Paperback)
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Document from the year 2008 in the subject Law, grade: -, -, 70
entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: With the
advent of Human Rights in international law, several core ideas of
the traditional system of international law have been challenged,
such as the principle of non-interference and state sovereignty, as
well as the prohibition of the use of force, especially with the
decision that massive human rights violations can form a threat to
international peace and security to which the UN Security Council
can respond with measures according to Chapter VII of the UN
Charter. While at first sight a change of paradigm in international
law, or in any legal system, is not negative per se, the rules
which collide with a truly effective and universal protection of HR
through international law are the very rules which form the
foundation for international peace and security, the primary reason
for the existence of international law. While international peace
and security require the stability provided by the Westphalian
system, they can at the same time be endangered by massive
violations of human rights. On the other hand can Human Rights only
be enjoyed in times of peace while the Westphalian system can limit
the effective and universal enforcement of Human Rights in cases in
which the UN Security Council has failed to take action under
Chapter VII. This short book is an attempt at reconciling these
needs which are at times direct against each other, at times
interlinked ones with a special focus on massive violations of
human rights which are not being addressed effectively by the UN
Security Council. To this end, we will look at the Human Rights
dimensions of international peace and security outlined above
before we come to the core issue of the paper, the legality of the
use of force for the protection of Human Rights in cases in which
the UN Security Council fails to act, or, in other words, the
question of in how far the need for universal resp
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Imprint: |
Grin Verlag
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Country of origin: |
Germany |
Release date: |
October 2008 |
First published: |
October 2008 |
Authors: |
Stefan Kirchner
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Dimensions: |
210 x 148 x 5mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
76 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-640-19304-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Law >
International law >
General
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LSN: |
3-640-19304-0 |
Barcode: |
9783640193042 |
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