A NEW GENERATION DRAWS THE LINE: HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION AND THE 'RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT' TODAY

Authors :: M. Rastovic
Source :: Vestnik MGIMO-Universiteta, Vol 0, Iss 5(56), Pp 233-236 (2017)
Publication Year :: 2017
Publisher :: MGIMO University Press, 2017.
Abstract: Book review: Chomsky N. A New Generation Draws the Line: Humanitarian Intervention and the “Responsibility to Protect” Today.Boulder: Paradigm Publishers, 2012. 176 p. The book under review examines controversial norm of “humanitarian intervention”. It clearly demonstrates that the norm was used selectively and with different argumentations in various situations. Noam Chomsky has managed to present a fair and balanced account of positive and negative aspects of humanitarian interventions as well as provide thought-provoking policy recommendations for improving human rights protection.

Subjects :: Human rights
National interest
national interest
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Psychological intervention
Humanitarian intervention
humanitarian intervention
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Political science
agenda-setting
human rights protection
Norm (social)
International relations
Responsibility to protect
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Law and economics

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