Humanitarian Intervention

MAX PLANCK ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW, Rüdiger Wolfrum, ed., Oxford University Press, 2012

21 Pages Posted: 4 Nov 2010 Last revised: 10 Jun 2011

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Vaughan Lowe

University of Oxford - Faculty of Law

Antonios Tzanakopoulos

University of Oxford

Date Written: October 15, 2010

Abstract

This entry discusses 'humanitarian intervention' as an autonomous justification for the use of force in international law.

Keywords: Humanitarian Intervention, Use of Force, Non-Intervention, Self-Defence, Collective Humanitarian Intervention, Interference, Humanitarian Assistance, Humanitarian Crisis, Humanitarian Catastrophe, UN, Security Council, General Assembly, Unilateral Humanitarian Intervention

Suggested Citation

Lowe, Vaughan and Tzanakopoulos, Antonios, Humanitarian Intervention (October 15, 2010). MAX PLANCK ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW, Rüdiger Wolfrum, ed., Oxford University Press, 2012, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1701560

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