Deme Law, Morality, and International Armed Intervention

The United Nations and ECOWAS
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-135-49887-0
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 184 Seiten

Reihe: African Studies

International law is often manipulated in the debate about humanitarian intervention. The Liberian case provides an opportunity to challenge the UN and The Economic Community of West African States' (ECOWAS') new approach. ECOWAS and the UN's justifications for moving away from the current norms are flawed. No enlightened person would disagree with the values of peace, democracy, human rights, and economic development. This book, however, explores whether these goals be pursued within the current framework or outside it.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Deme, Mourtada

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Nichtregierungsorganisation (NGOs)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Abbreviations
Foreword by Robert Jackson
Preface
Introduction
1: Humanitarian Intervention vs. Resilient Sovereignty
2: Bold Rhetoric Ambivalent Action
3: Regional Security and Regional Machination
4: The Foreign Policy of Lips
5: Regional Approach: Speculation and Realities
6: Government Legitimacy versus Armed Intervention
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Mourtada Deme is an international lawyer educated at the University of Bordeaux, France. Received Ph.D. at Boston University. Teaches at University of Rhodes Island and research fellow for the International Consortium for Law and Development at Boston University. Currently an independent consultant for various international agencies in Washington DC and New York.