A history of humanitarian intervention / Mark Swatek-Evenstein.
By: Swatek-Evenstein, Mark [author.]
.Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020Description: ix, 278 pages.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781107695863.Uniform titles: Geschichte der "Humanitären Intervention". English Subject(s): Humanitarian intervention -- History -- 19th century | Humanitarian intervention -- History -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 341.584 Summary: "The question of 'humanitarian intervention' has been a staple of international law for around 200 years, with a renewed interest in the history of the subject emerging in the last 20 years. This book provides a chronological account of the evolution of the discussion and uncovers the fictional narrative provided by international lawyers to support their conclusions on the subject, from justifications and arguments for 'humanitarian intervention', the misrepresentation of great power involvement in the Greek War of Independence in 1827, to the 'humanitarian intervention that never was', India's war with Pakistan in 1971. Relying on a variety of sources, some of them made available in English for the first time, the book provides and undogmatic, alternative history of the fight for the protection of human rights in international law."-- Front matter.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 341.584 SWA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 019641 |
Translated from the German.
This translation originally published: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The question of 'humanitarian intervention' has been a staple of international law for around 200 years, with a renewed interest in the history of the subject emerging in the last 20 years. This book provides a chronological account of the evolution of the discussion and uncovers the fictional narrative provided by international lawyers to support their conclusions on the subject, from justifications and arguments for 'humanitarian intervention', the misrepresentation of great power involvement in the Greek War of Independence in 1827, to the 'humanitarian intervention that never was', India's war with Pakistan in 1971. Relying on a variety of sources, some of them made available in English for the first time, the book provides and undogmatic, alternative history of the fight for the protection of human rights in international law."-- Front matter.