The Evolution of the Doctrine and Practice of Humanitarian Intervention.

• Author: Abiew, Francis Kofi.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 1999.; ©1999.
• Year of Publication: 1999
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (325 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The Traditional Doctrine and Practice of Humanitarian Intervention -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Historical evolution of state sovereignty and the doctrine and practice of humanitarian intervention -- a. State Sovereignty -- b. Humanitarian Intervention -- c. State Practice in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century -- 2 The Right of Humanitarian Intervention in the Post-Charter Era (1945-1989) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Evolving Norms -- a. Principles of state sovereignty and non-intervention -- b. The internationalization of human rights -- 3 The UN Charter's effect on humanitarian intervention -- 4 Case-Studies of State Practice from 1945-1989 -- a. The Congo Intervention of 1964 -- b. The Dominican Republic Intervention of 1965 -- c. The East Pakistan (Bangladesh) Intervention of 1971 -- d. The Tanzanian Intervention in Uganda of 1979 -- e. Vietnam's Intervention in Cambodia (Kampuchea), 1978 -- 5 Conclusion -- 3 The Practice of Humanitarian Intervention in the Post-Cold War Era -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Northern Iraq -- 3 Somalia -- 4 The Former Yugoslavia. -- 5 Rwanda -- 6 Liberia -- 7 Haiti -- 8 Conclusion -- 4 Assessing Humanitarian Intervention in the Post-Cold War Period: Sources of Consensus -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Assessment of Post-Cold War Practice -- 3 The Role of Epistemic Communities in Forging Consensus -- 5 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.