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Humanitarian intervention in contemporary conflict: a reconceptualization

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Preface. Part I: The Classical Debate: Forcible Self--Help by States to Protect Human Rights: . Introduction. 1. Humanitarianism, Human Rights and the International Community. 2. Forcible Self--Help in Defence of Human Rights: 1945--1990. Part II: Reconceptualization: Humanitarian Intervention in Contemporary Conflict: . Introduction. 3. Contexts. 4. Options. 5. Controversies. Part III: Cases: . 6. Humanitarian Intervention in Bosnia. 7. Humanitarian Intervention in Somalia. Conclusion. Epilogue: Framework Principles for Humanitarian Intervention. Appendix 1: United Nations Peacekeeping and Observer Missions Operating 1991--4. Appendix 2: Other Acronyms. References. Index.

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Preface. Part I: The Classical Debate: Forcible Self--Help by States to Protect Human Rights: . Introduction. 1. Humanitarianism, Human Rights and the International Community. 2. Forcible Self--Help in Defence of Human Rights: 1945--1990. Part II: Reconceptualization: Humanitarian Intervention in Contemporary Conflict: . Introduction. 3. Contexts. 4. Options. 5. Controversies. Part III: Cases: . 6. Humanitarian Intervention in Bosnia. 7. Humanitarian Intervention in Somalia. Conclusion. Epilogue: Framework Principles for Humanitarian Intervention. Appendix 1: United Nations Peacekeeping and Observer Missions Operating 1991--4. Appendix 2: Other Acronyms. References. Index.

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Preface. Part I: The Classical Debate: Forcible Self--Help by States to Protect Human Rights: . Introduction. 1. Humanitarianism, Human Rights and the International Community. 2. Forcible Self--Help in Defence of Human Rights: 1945--1990. Part II: Reconceptualization: Humanitarian Intervention in Contemporary Conflict: . Introduction. 3. Contexts. 4. Options. 5. Controversies. Part III: Cases: . 6. Humanitarian Intervention in Bosnia. 7. Humanitarian Intervention in Somalia. Conclusion. Epilogue: Framework Principles for Humanitarian Intervention. Appendix 1: United Nations Peacekeeping and Observer Missions Operating 1991--4. Appendix 2: Other Acronyms. References. Index.

Key concepts: Intervention (counseling), Humanitarian intervention, Political science, Sociology, Environmental ethics, Criminology, Psychology, Law

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