Overview
Legal frameworks for humanitarian intervention are essential in guiding how and when states can intervene in the affairs of other nations to protect human rights. These frameworks aim to balance the principle of state sovereignty with the need to prevent atrocities such as genocide and ethnic cleans...
Key Terms
Example: A country exercising sovereignty can make its own laws.
Example: NATO's intervention in Kosovo in 1999 is an example of humanitarian intervention.
Example: R2P was invoked during the Libyan civil war in 2011.
Example: The Geneva Conventions are part of international law.
Example: The UN Charter prohibits the use of force except in self-defense or with Security Council approval.
Example: UN peacekeeping missions are deployed in conflict zones.