POL 1101 Study Guide - Final Guide: United Nations Charter, Humanitarian Intervention, Neoconservatism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 1101
• Professor: Ivaylo Grouev

Document Summary

Humanitarian intervention (4: charter of the united nations. Article 2 (4) of the charter prohibits the threat or use of force and calls on all members to respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of other states. There are two exceptions to this prohibition: article 51 and article 2 (7). Article 51 allows a nation to use force in self-defence if an armed attack occurs against it it or an allied country. Those who are in favour of humanitarian intervention justify in the name of a moral imperative to act upon violations of human rights. Therefore, action under chapter vii is an exception. Article 51 allows a nation to use force in self-defence, and chapter vii is an exception of the authority to intervene within the domestic jurisdiction of any state. Chapter vii allows the un security council to take any measures necessary to restore international peace and security .