The Politics of International Humanitarian Aid Operations (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780275952730)

The theories and case studies examined in this volume constitute a thorough study of foreign intervention in civil conflicts for the purpose of rendering humanitarian aid. The classical paradigm of the ethics of intervention forbids the violation of territorial sovereignty. Public international law and the UN charter also mandate nonintervention within the territorial boundaries of a state. Nevertheless, in recent years, as a result of brutal civil conflicts and their violent and inhumane consequences--as in Rwanda, Bosnia, and Cambodia--international aid interventions have become an accepted practice. Still, international humanitarian aid involves unsettled, controversial issues--dilemmas concerning donors, recipients, and international organizations. These issues, as well as the concepts of sovereignty, human rights, coercive interventions, and peacekeeping, are critically evaluated in this volume, which will be of interest to scholars and policymakers in international relations, human rights, and military affairs.

Author: Eric Belgrad, Nitza Nachmias
ISBN-10: 0275952738
ISBN-13: 9780275952730
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 06/30/1997
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.33lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.50w x 1.02d