Humanitarian Intervention

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This paper argues that the use of humanitarian intervention in Kosovo was the right decision even though other people oppose this action because they see full military interventions, including armed combat and humanitarian aide, as a serious act of destructing state sovereignty. The paper then asserts out that the situation in Kosovo and other national breeches of human rights are usually an ethnic conflict in which an unscrupulous leader utilizes genocidal slaughter to control political situations. The paper also contends that, although many people wish that humanitarian intervention could be defined by clear-cut guidelines, these situations are always beset by ethical and moral dilemmas.

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"United States, post WWII, has made markedly extensive strides toward a reversal of the isolationist tactics of previous years, and yet the value of such an idea is questioned by many as intervention frequently and almost assuredly leaves the nation and her allies' subjects of criticism. Additionally, public opinion also seems to be split in such situations, with some coming to the side of immediate and swift intervention; regardless to maintain international rights, others complain that the US has no right or business being everyone's protector."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Power, S. (2007) A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide. New York: Harper Perennial.
• Moore J. (ed.), (1999) Hard Choices: Moral Dilemmas in Humanitarian Intervention. New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
• Crocker, C. Hampson, F & Aall, P. (2001) Turbulent Peace: The Challenges of Managing International Conflict, Washington DC: United States Institute of Peace Press.
• Holzgrefe, J.L. & Keohane R.O. (eds) (2003) Humanitarian intervention: Ethical, Legal and Political Dilemmas. London UK, Cambridge University Press.
• Report International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS), The Responsibility to Protect Accessed September 10, 2007 from:http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/iciss-ciise/report-en.asp

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