Reading Humanitarian Intervention: Human Rights and the Use of Force in International Law (Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law)
"...provocative and original. It deserves the widest possible reading..."-- Richard Falk, University of California, Santa Barbara"Orford presents a compelling challenge to those who argue for militarist interventions to protect victimized peoples."-- Perspectives on Political Science"If the best test of significance of a book is whether is makes you rethink a familiar topic, then this study of humanitarian intervention passes with flying colors...It deserves the widest possible reading, and is a fine complement to the more conventional..."-- Political Science Quarterly"A fascinating and quite provocative reading of humanitarian intervention... a success and a milestone that should be seriously considered by all who are interested in human rights."-- George Washington International Law Review"Eloquent and challenging."-- Modern Law Review"[A] compelling and brilliantly constructed argument... a vital source for those keen to better understand humanitarian intervention"-- International Affairs"An innovative, provocative, and challenging text on international law, a very rare accomplishment indeed."-- Social and Legal Studies"[Orford] assists us by providing a theoretical structure in which the relevant issues can be understood and a series of case studies of how things have gone wrong in the past. While she has not made future decisions any easier, her book may contribute to making them better."-- NSW Law Society Journal