Humanitarian Interventions: a Critical Approach
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Summary: | This paper aims to confront the manifold aspects of “humanitarian” intervention along with the conceptualization of national sovereignty. It is argued that, among the many forms of humanitarian interventions (such as sanctions, material assistance, aid, etc.), military intervention should always be the last resort when it comes to guaranteeing both the protection of human rights and regional stability. The discussion about intervention in a sovereign state has long been an inherently part of international studies. On one hand we have the Westphalian concept of sovereignty (therefore, the state-centrism perspective and the absolute rejection of external intervention without consent), and on the other hand, the consolidation of the concept of human rights, advocating that interventions are necessary where human abuses are practised. Merging them in order to verify the legitimacy of humanitarian intervention in a contemporary world has been the real challenge to many scholars in the field. It is argued that humanitarian intervention has very often been used as a fundamental key to serve transnational elites (within developed countries) to impose their universal values. In spite of this, it is imperative to bear in mind the multifarious aspects of conflictuality and humanitarian interventions in the light of the past experiences and future challenges. |
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Humanitarian Interventions: a Critical Approach Humanitarian Interventions: a Critical Approach - doi:10.5102/uri.v8i1.1124política internacional; sistema ONU; direito humanitáriointervenções humanitárias, soberania, paz liberal, imperialismo humanitário.This paper aims to confront the manifold aspects of “humanitarian” intervention along with the conceptualization of national sovereignty. It is argued that, among the many forms of humanitarian interventions (such as sanctions, material assistance, aid, etc.), military intervention should always be the last resort when it comes to guaranteeing both the protection of human rights and regional stability. The discussion about intervention in a sovereign state has long been an inherently part of international studies. On one hand we have the Westphalian concept of sovereignty (therefore, the state-centrism perspective and the absolute rejection of external intervention without consent), and on the other hand, the consolidation of the concept of human rights, advocating that interventions are necessary where human abuses are practised. Merging them in order to verify the legitimacy of humanitarian intervention in a contemporary world has been the real challenge to many scholars in the field. It is argued that humanitarian intervention has very often been used as a fundamental key to serve transnational elites (within developed countries) to impose their universal values. In spite of this, it is imperative to bear in mind the multifarious aspects of conflictuality and humanitarian interventions in the light of the past experiences and future challenges.O presente trabalho visa analisar os distintos aspectos das intervenções “humanitárias” em conjunto com a conceitualização da soberania nacional. Diante das diferentes formas de intervenções humanitárias (como sanções, assistência material, ajuda, etc.), é argumentado aqui que intervenções – nomeadamente militares – devem sempre ser utilizadas como sendo último recurso quando se pretende garantir tanto a proteção dos direitos humanos quanto a estabilidade regional/local. Há muito que se discute, tanto em termos teóricos quanto práticos, entre a soberania e a intervenção no seio das Relações Internacionais. Por um lado, o conceito secular de soberania, que deriva dos tratados de Westphfália (estatocêntrico e absolutamente contra qualquer tipo de intervenção nos assuntos internos dos Estados) seguido, por outro lado, da consolidação gradual de direitos humanos “universais” que, por sua vez, advoga o dever de se intervir aquando se verifica abusos dos direitos humanos. A tentativa de fundir ambos os conceitos a fim de verificar a legitimidade das intervenções humanitárias no mundo contemporâneo tem sido um grande desafio para pesquisadores em todo o mundo, Finalmente, o presente paper argumenta que muitas vezes o termo intervenção humanitária é usado como sendo um fator fundamental para defender interesses de uma elite transnacional comum (localizada no seio dos países desenvolvidos) e impor seus valores universais – tais como, democracia, abertura de mercados, etc.UniCEUB2010-11-25info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.publicacoesacademicas.uniceub.br/relacoesinternacionais/article/view/112410.5102/uri.v8i1.1124Universitas: Relações Internacionais; v. 8, n. 1 (2010)1982-07201807-2135reponame:Universitas. Relações Internacionais (Online)instname:Centro de Ensino de Brasília (UNICEUB)instacron:UNICEUBporhttps://www.publicacoesacademicas.uniceub.br/relacoesinternacionais/article/view/1124/1074Ludwig, Fernando Joséinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2010-12-14T14:00:07Zoai:oai.uniceub.emnuvens.com.br:article/1124Revistahttps://www.publicacoesacademicas.uniceub.br/relacoesinternacionais/indexPRIhttps://www.publicacoesacademicas.uniceub.br/relacoesinternacionais/oaiuniversitas.rel@uniceub.br1982-07201807-2135opendoar:2010-12-14T14:00:07Universitas. Relações Internacionais (Online) - Centro de Ensino de Brasília (UNICEUB)false |
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Humanitarian Interventions: a Critical Approach Humanitarian Interventions: a Critical Approach - doi:10.5102/uri.v8i1.1124 |
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Humanitarian Interventions: a Critical Approach Ludwig, Fernando José política internacional; sistema ONU; direito humanitário intervenções humanitárias, soberania, paz liberal, imperialismo humanitário. |
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Humanitarian Interventions: a Critical Approach |
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Humanitarian Interventions: a Critical Approach |
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Ludwig, Fernando José |
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Ludwig, Fernando José |
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Ludwig, Fernando José |
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política internacional; sistema ONU; direito humanitário intervenções humanitárias, soberania, paz liberal, imperialismo humanitário. |
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política internacional; sistema ONU; direito humanitário intervenções humanitárias, soberania, paz liberal, imperialismo humanitário. |
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This paper aims to confront the manifold aspects of “humanitarian” intervention along with the conceptualization of national sovereignty. It is argued that, among the many forms of humanitarian interventions (such as sanctions, material assistance, aid, etc.), military intervention should always be the last resort when it comes to guaranteeing both the protection of human rights and regional stability. The discussion about intervention in a sovereign state has long been an inherently part of international studies. On one hand we have the Westphalian concept of sovereignty (therefore, the state-centrism perspective and the absolute rejection of external intervention without consent), and on the other hand, the consolidation of the concept of human rights, advocating that interventions are necessary where human abuses are practised. Merging them in order to verify the legitimacy of humanitarian intervention in a contemporary world has been the real challenge to many scholars in the field. It is argued that humanitarian intervention has very often been used as a fundamental key to serve transnational elites (within developed countries) to impose their universal values. In spite of this, it is imperative to bear in mind the multifarious aspects of conflictuality and humanitarian interventions in the light of the past experiences and future challenges. |
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