PO231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Stamen, Power Politics, Kofi Annan
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Po231 lesson 10: theme 2: sovereignty, security, and. Week 9: international law and conflict: debating humanitarian. Debate: should states have a right or responsibility to intervene into anther state"s affairs if that state is unable or unwilling to protect its own citizens? (sovereignty and use of force under international law) (cid:1) Background: on human security: the brandt commission 1977. Showed differences in economic development between the north and south hemispheres of the world. Opened up more international relations: the palme commission 1992. Security not as simply absence of war, but as peace: the united nations development programme 1994. Idea of shifting from nuclear security to human security. Think about securities of daily life a child that did not die, a disease that did not spread, a job that was not cut, etc. Concerned with human life and dignity: commission on human security 2000. Un secretary general (kofi anan) writes 2000 millennium report.
