Motivations for Humanitarian intervention Theoretical and Empirical Considerations /

• Main Author: Krieg, Andreas. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Ethics,
• Subjects: Philosophy (General).; Ethics.; Philosophy.; Human Rights.; Political Theory.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5374-7

This Brief�sheds light on the motivation of humanitarian intervention from a theoretical and empirical point of view. An in-depth analysis of the theoretical arguments surrounding the issue of a legitimate motivation for humanitarian intervention demonstrate to what extent either altruism or nationa...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction. - 1.The Legal and Moral Legitimacy of Intervention
• 1.1 The Impact of Globalization on the International State System
• 1.2. Intervention in International Law since 1945
• 1.3. The Ethics of Humanitarian Intervention
• 2. National Interests and Altruism in Humanitarian Intervention
• 2.1. Humanitarian Intervention and National Interest
• 2.2 Humanitarian Intervention and Altruism
• 3. The Motivation for Humanitarian Intervention
• 3.1. Research Design and Method
• 3.2. Case Analysis
• 4. Quantitative Analysis
• Conclusion
• Bibliography.