Essays about: "Sofia Wennberg"

Found 2 essays containing the words Sofia Wennberg.

1. 1. The United Nations Does (Not) Wage War : The Role of Hostility and Commitment in UN Peace Enforcement Missions

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Sofia Wennberg; [2019]
   Keywords : peace enforcement; hostility; commitment; MONUSCO; UNMISS; MINUSMA; United Nations;

   Abstract : While there exists a considerable body of literature on the development of UN peace operations: from traditional peacekeeping operations to today’s robust enforcement missions; scrutinizing their efficiency and the challenges they face – little attention has been paid to why various levels of military action are used by a mission. This study addresses this research gap by comparing three UN enforcement operations: MONUSCO in the Democratic Republic of Congo, UNMISS in South Sudan, and MINUSMA in Mali. READ MORE

3. 2. The tenability gap: A study of Just War Theory and intervention justifications in Syria.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sofia Wennberg; [2017]
   Keywords : Just War Theory; Syria; military intervention; justification; jus ad bellum; jus in bello; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Moral and ethical considerations have always been important in discussions about warfare and the development of the international community and body of international humanitarian law, laws whose fundamental ethics that can be attributed to Just War Theory. With the changing nature of conflicts and due to the lack of internationally declared principles of just and unjust wars, this thesis argues that there is a gap which creates difficulties in the justifications of contemporary conflicts. READ MORE