Title: Conceit of Humanitarian Intervention
Description: "There is a veritable cottage industry of books on humanitarian intervention (the use of military force to stop atrocities) and the vast majority favors the project. The Conceit of Humanitarian Intervention challenges this consensus by pointing up the strategic, legal, and ethical problems associated with it. The book also disputes the claim that humanitarian intervention, particularly as manifested in the doctrine of "The Responsibility to Protect," has become a universal norm that offers a comprehensive and effective solution to mass killing"--
Subjects: Intervention (international law), National security, International relations, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Humanitarian intervention, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Political Freedom & Security, Human Rights, General, Sicherheitspolitik, Humanitäre Intervention, Law