Essays about: "UN Humanitarian Intervention"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words UN Humanitarian Intervention.

1. 1. The Arab Spring, the rise of terrorism in the Sahel and the evolution of peace and counterterrorism operations in the region : A case study of Mali and neighbouring countries and how peace and counterterrorism operations adjusted to the rise of terrorism in the region

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Maria Maio; [2023]
   Keywords : terrorism; Arab Spring; Sahel; failed states; ungoverned spaces; peace and counterterrorism operations; war on terror; development-security nexuss;

   Abstract : The Arab Spring led to the overthrow of multiple authoritarian regimes in the Middle East and North Africa and to the flow of arms and fighters from Libya to Western African countries, triggering the crisis in the Sahel and altering the security landscape of the region. The Sahel, a quite stable region, became vulnerable to the rise of terrorism due to political instability, internal conflicts dynamics and power vacuum which led to ungoverned spaces to be seen as safe havens to terrorist groups. READ MORE

3. 2. Justifying or Excusing Humanitarian Intervention? - An Examination of Whether the Law of State Responsibility Can Accommodate the Domestic Justification-Excuse Distinction

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Isabella Krvavac; [2022]
   Keywords : Folkrätt; public international law; analogi; analogy; rättfärdigande omständigheter; justifications; ursäktande omständigheter; excuses; humanitär intervention; humanitarian intervention; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : In defense of humanitarian intervention, it has been claimed to be ‘illegal but justified’ and ‘illegal but excused’. One way of understanding such claims is that humanitarian intervention is illegal since existing primary rules of international law prohibit such intervention. READ MORE

4. 3. United Nations and the Yazidi : A Discourse Analysis on Arguments Around Intervention

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

   Author : Sarah Stone; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Since 1948, the United Nations (UN) has been tasked with trying to prevent genocides yet when it comes to providing militaristic intervention, the UN fails to act. This thesis explored why the UN did not intervene militarily in the Yazidi genocide of 2014 through analyzing the arguments in source documents from the UN bodies of the Secretary-General, Human Rights Council, and Security Council. READ MORE

5. 4. Early American Foreign Policy Towards the Syrian Conflict Captured Through Two Mainstream U.S. News Organizations. A Multidisciplinary Content Analysis of Fox News and CNN News Articles

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation

   Author : Maria F Herkel; [2020-08-19]
   Keywords : American foreign policy; ; Syria; Syrian conflict; ; Russian Syrian relations; UN; Security council; ; civil war; Libyan conflict; democrats; republican; McCain; Obama;

   Abstract : The CNN and Fox news articles conveyed to us multiple aspects of the situation in Syria. Through the analysis of the media published articles, the magnitude of the Syrian people suffering is evident to be substantial. The media framed many interacting local, regional and international factors that displayed to us the complexity of the conflict. READ MORE

6. 5. The responsibility to protect - A foundation for making exceptions to the general prohibition on the use of force?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Kajsa Lindersköld; [2019]
   Keywords : The responsibility to protect; public international law; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : År 2001 publicerade den Internationella Kommission för Intervention och Statssuveränitet (ICISS) en rapport om den så kallade doktrinen om skyldigheten att skydda (responsibility to protect, R2P). Enligt kommissionen innebär doktrinen att det internationella samfundet genom FN har en skyldighet att ingripa i situationer då människor utsätts för grova brott mot mänskliga rättigheter. READ MORE