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.