Author

Publication

2016 - Oxford University Press, Incorporated

Language

English

Word Count

56,000 words, Guess

Page Count

224 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780199384877
  • Open LibraryOL28587700M

Classifications

  • LCCJZ6369.M46 2016
  • LCCJZ6369 .M46 2016

Description

"There is a veritable cottage industry of books on humanitarian intervention (the use of military force to stop atrocities) and the vast majority favors the project. The Conceit of Humanitarian Intervention challenges this consensus by pointing up the strategic, legal, and ethical problems associated with it. The book also disputes the claim that humanitarian intervention, particularly as manifested in the doctrine of "The Responsibility to Protect," has become a universal norm that offers a comprehensive and effective solution to mass killing"--

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  • Conceit of Humanitarian InterventionOxford University Press, Incorporated2016-01-01

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