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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Abiew, Francis Kofi, 1959- Evolution of the doctrine and practice of humanitarian intervention. The Hague ; Boston : Kluwer Law International, ©1999 (OCoLC)607129458 Online version: Abiew, Francis Kofi, 1959- Evolution of the doctrine and practice of humanitarian intervention. The Hague ; Boston : Kluwer Law International, ©1999 (OCoLC)609053095 |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Francis Kofi Abiew |
ISBN: | 9041111603 9789041111609 |
OCLC Number: | 41157161 |
Notes: | "Martinus Nijhoff Publishers"--Cover. This book is a revised and expanded version of the author's doctoral dissertation at the University of Alberta, 1997. |
Description: | 325 pages ; 25 cm |
Contents: | 1. The Traditional Doctrine and Practice of Humanitarian Intervention -- 2. The Right of Humanitarian Intervention in the Post-Charter Era (1945-1989) -- 3. The Practice of Humanitarian Intervention in the Post-Cold War Era -- 4. Assessing Humanitarian Intervention in the Post-Cold War Period: Sources of Consensus -- 5. Conclusion. |
Responsibility: | by Francis Kofi Abiew. |
Abstract:
"This book defends the emergence of a right of humanitarian intervention, and argues that state sovereignty is not incompatible with humanitarian intervention. After a thorough review of historical precedents, the book concludes by assessing contemporary developments in terms of sources of support for intervention on humanitarian grounds."--Jacket.
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