Rwanda and the moral obligation of humanitarian intervention / Joshua James Kassner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kassner, Joshua J., 1972-

Series:

Studies in Global Justice and Human Rights

Studies in global justice and human rights

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanitarian intervention--Rwanda.

Humanitarian intervention.

Tutsi (African people)--Crimes against--Rwanda.

Tutsi (African people).

Tutsi (African people)--Civil rights--Rwanda.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2013.

Summary:

Why the international community should have intervened in Rwanda. Kassner contends that the violation of the basic human rights of the Rwandan Tutsis morally obliged the international community to intervene militarily to stop the genocide. This compelling argument, grounded in basic rights, runs counter to the accepted view on the moral nature of humanitarian intervention. It has profound implications for our understanding of the moral nature of humanitarian military intervention, global justice and the role moral principles should play in the practical deliberations of states.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION: BRIEF HISTORY AND OVERVIEW; Chapter 1 THE GROUNDWORK FOR A MORAL OBLIGATION OF HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION; Chapter 2 DEFENDING A MORAL OBLIGATION OF HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION; Chapter 3 THE NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; Chapter 4 COMPLETING THE TRANSITION FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE; CONCLUSION: APPLICATION OF THE REFORMED NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK AND CONCLUDING REMARKS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-299-10575-0

0-7486-4459-8

OCLC:

827787544