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Home > Resources > Ethics & International Affairs Journal > Volume 14 (2000) > Special Section: the Meaning of Kosovo |
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Humanitarian Intervention: Which Way Forward? [Abstract]
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December 4, 2000
States have long taken exception to the notion of humanitarian intervention
because it threatens to undermine a bedrock principle of international order:
national sovereignty. In the case of Kosovo, however, NATO's nineteen member
states chose not only to put aside their concerns for national sovereignty in
favor of humanitarian considerations, but also to act without UN authorization.
This essay examines the ways in which states — European states in particular —
are rethinking historic prohibitions against humanitarian intervention in the
wake of the Kosovo war. It focuses on two approaches:
- Efforts to reinterpret international law so as to demonstrate the legitimacy
of humanitarian intervention and
- Efforts to build a political consensus regarding when and how states may use
force for humanitarian ends.
While efforts to weaken prohibitions may succeed, thereby facilitating future
interventions, resolution of the tension between legitimacy and effectiveness in
defense of human rights will continue to elude the international community
unless a political consensus can be achieved.
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