Humanitarian Intervention

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Humanitarian Intervention

A background paper on the legal rules governing intervention.

Kirsten Hagon on the far right.

This paper has been prepared by Kirsten Hagon, a Research Associate of the APPG. Kirsten is a Solicitor and graduate of the universities on Bond and Cambridge. She was Youth Representative of Australia to the UN General Assembly, and is a specialist in international law.

The paper provides an outline of international law governing the use of force as well as some of the legal and moral arguments for and against humanitarian intervention. It discusses options for humanitarian intervention in accordance with international law and suggests some possible parameters for action.

The paper was prepared for Members of Parliament and of the House of Lords who attended the APPG's meeting on intervention: A responsibility to protect? The future rules on intervention. It will also be of interest to anyone interested in learning more about the rules governing intervention and the main issues that frame the debate.

To download the background paper, please click here

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