Actions may be used for arms control and self-determination. And this means ceding power to regional organizations. But terrorism and arms control could be distinguished as cases of self-defense. It is more attractive to come up with criteria for intervention than making a determination of the appropriate decision-maker. It may be desirable look to unilateral or multi-lateral statements regarding criteria for intervention.
Every disaster has human suffering.
Kosovo is an example of the anticipated civil disobedience model. Creating an exception to the rule requires the most convincing of arguments. It provides numerous arguments that could have been used to articulate a legal basis for the military action. NATO remains conflicted about the supremacy of the Security Council in humanitarian intervention. The United Nations Charter has a status at least on par of that of the Genocide Convention.