Research Article

Moral And Political Grounds Of Armed Humanitarian Intervention

Volume: 10 Number: 2 December 30, 2020
  • Mustafa Çakır *
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Moral And Political Grounds Of Armed Humanitarian Intervention

Abstract

The argument that engaging military in another country to save citizens would not violate international law is not new to international community.1 This idea was entertained in the works of classical authors such as Grotius2, Vattel3, Pufendorf4, Suarez5 or de Vitoria6, and it was repeatedly used by States7, by most occasions since the mid- 19th century. Over time as well as depending on the context, different names have been used to designate this practice erected in doctrine: intervention of humanity, humanitarian intervention, right or duty to interference, and was for a short time, responsibility to protect (R2P). Following the United Nations Charter, the argument turned out to be unsupportable, but it subsists with the notions of "intervention of humanity" or “Humanitarian intervention”. The history of the interventions itself bears witness that human rights are always instrumentalized. It is therefore important to analyse its causes justified on moral and political grounds.

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References

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Law in Context

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Mustafa Çakır * This is me
0000-0001-9595-0815
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 30, 2020

Submission Date

October 1, 2020

Acceptance Date

December 11, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 10 Number: 2

APA
Çakır, M. (2020). Moral And Political Grounds Of Armed Humanitarian Intervention. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, 10(2), 103-118. https://izlik.org/JA56WZ54CZ
AMA
1.Çakır M. Moral And Political Grounds Of Armed Humanitarian Intervention. SDLR. 2020;10(2):103-118. https://izlik.org/JA56WZ54CZ
Chicago
Çakır, Mustafa. 2020. “Moral And Political Grounds Of Armed Humanitarian Intervention”. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi 10 (2): 103-18. https://izlik.org/JA56WZ54CZ.
EndNote
Çakır M (December 1, 2020) Moral And Political Grounds Of Armed Humanitarian Intervention. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi 10 2 103–118.
IEEE
[1]M. Çakır, “Moral And Political Grounds Of Armed Humanitarian Intervention”, SDLR, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 103–118, Dec. 2020, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA56WZ54CZ
ISNAD
Çakır, Mustafa. “Moral And Political Grounds Of Armed Humanitarian Intervention”. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi 10/2 (December 1, 2020): 103-118. https://izlik.org/JA56WZ54CZ.
JAMA
1.Çakır M. Moral And Political Grounds Of Armed Humanitarian Intervention. SDLR. 2020;10:103–118.
MLA
Çakır, Mustafa. “Moral And Political Grounds Of Armed Humanitarian Intervention”. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 2, Dec. 2020, pp. 103-18, https://izlik.org/JA56WZ54CZ.
Vancouver
1.Mustafa Çakır. Moral And Political Grounds Of Armed Humanitarian Intervention. SDLR [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 1;10(2):103-18. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA56WZ54CZ

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