The Legality of Humanitarian Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect under the UN Charter : Use of Force, Mass Atrocities, and Collective Security /

The Legality of Humanitarian Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect under the UN Charter : Use of Force, Mass Atrocities, and Collective Security /

Can international law reconcile the paradox between sovereign equality, the prohibition on the use of force, and the moral imperative to prevent mass atrocity crimes? This book offers a rigorous analysis of the legality of humanitarian intervention and evaluates the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) a...

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Main Author: Seneviratne, Wasantha (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2026.

Series: International Humanitarian Law Series ; 78.
Human Rights and Humanitarian Law E-Books Online, Collection 2026.

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Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.
Humanitarian Law.

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Call Number: K3240 .I5788

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Summary:Can international law reconcile the paradox between sovereign equality, the prohibition on the use of force, and the moral imperative to prevent mass atrocity crimes? This book offers a rigorous analysis of the legality of humanitarian intervention and evaluates the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) as a normative alternative to unilateral force. Drawing on UN Charter interpretation, state practice, case law, and developments from Kosovo to Libya and Syria, it examines how law, power, and legitimacy interact in such interventions. By proposing lawful pathways for collective action when the Security Council is deadlocked, the book advances a principled framework for atrocity prevention within the UN system.
Physical Description:1 online resource (351 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004756281