The thin blue line
Subtitle: how humanitarianism went to war
By: Conor Foley
Publisher: Verso
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9781844676286
Subjects: Humanitarian assistance; Humanitarian intervention; Corrupt practices
Description: Foley explores how the doctrine of humanitarian intervention has been used to allow states to invade other nations in the name of human rights. Drawing on his own experience of working in over a dozen conflict and post-conflict zones, he shows how the growing influence of international law has been used to override the sovereignty of the poorest countries in the world.
Notes: Originally published: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-260) and index.
Table of contents: title: Human rights and humanitarianism; title: Humanitarian interventions; title: Kosovo; title: Afghanistan; title: Sri Lanka and Indonesia; title: A responsibility to protect; title: Justice and peace; title: Humanitarian accountability; title: Conclusion. The new imperialists?