GS232 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: United Nations Charter, Pottery Barn, Humanitarian Intervention
Document Summary
Killing in support of human rights: rex murphy clip. United nations charter, article 2. 7: nothing contained in the present charter shall authorize the. United nations to intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state : respect for sovereignty as key principle of modern international order. Internal conflicts representing threats to international peace and security . Peacekeeping (1g to 3g), peacebuilding, humanitarian intervention and the responsibility to protect (r2p) Shifting balance between respect for sovereignty and respect for human rights (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) From droit d"ing rence to responsibility to protect. Responsibilities x2: states, broader international community (responsibility to prevent, to react, to rebuild) Under what conditions or circumstances should the international community have the right, or the obligation, to interfere in the internal affairs of the state: genocide, large-scale killing, ethnic cleansing. Gap between rhetoric and reality the political will question.
