POLI 359 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: United Nations Charter, Humanitarian Intervention, International Humanitarian Law
22 Apr 2016
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In human rights law obligations are different: not contractual, do not create rights and obligations between states (states are undertaking an obligation to individual solely because they are human, protect individuals from state abuse. States will make a commitment, but the question of state sovereignty in domestic borders. When treaties are violated it is because the government is violating the rights of their own citizens parties to the treaties may or may not have an incentive to take action and enforce. Reciprocity does not work = free trade may make sense but in this case it does not affect state intents. There is the possibility that if other states wish to uphold rights against violations - states may have other interests than the welfare of the people from another state o. This question has popped up in nearly all case like nato & and cambodia. Have to be truly invested in bringing another country to compliance.
