international treaty that spells out the rights and duties of member states.
Although best known for peacekeeping, peace building, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance, there are many other ways the United Nations and its system (specialized agencies, funds and programmes) affect our lives and make the world a better place. One of the central mandates of the United Nations is the pr
Pros of Humanitarian Intervention
The legal argument
UN charter
1(3)
To achieve international co-operation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character, and in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion; and
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With a view
humanitarian intervention which reflects two faces of their foreign policy.
U.S. attacked Iraq under the reason of protection of liberalism and they justifies that it was a humanitarian intervention, but why did the U.S. connived 30years of dictatorship of Mubarak's regime in Egypt? Is it because of the liberalism and human rights issues in Egypt in international society was on right track? Or
Expressing the regret to Chinese government
Accepting all North Korean defectors
to comply with international human rights and
refugees law
Granting refugee status is the rights of one nations
UNHRC is in the process of granting refugee status
to North Korean defectors
Considering public opinions
Feeling sorry about North Korean
defectors but national security
Non-intervention is a norm in international society. It is illegal under the UN charter 2:4 article for states to intervene in other states’ internal affairs. However, humanitarian intervention is an exception to this and has been frequently used to justify states’ acts in intervening other states’ affairs since the Second World War. Humanitarian intervention is an act that allows interferi