Peace and Conflict Unit

Paper 2 essay: With Reference to Just war theory, evalutate the decision of a government to go to war in one conflict

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Power points and files

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Paper 2 Essay: Evaluate the claim that humanitarian internvention is a justifiable intrusion into the sovereignty of a state

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Evaluate the claim that humanitarian intervention is a justifiable intrusion into the sovereignty of a

state.

Answers should demonstrate an understanding of aspects of humanitarian intervention; for

example, the provision of troops for the protection of people facing extreme danger or human rights

violations.
* They should also demonstrate an understanding of the concept of sovereignty; for

example, sovereignty as characterizing a state’s independence, its control over territory and its

ability to govern itself.
* Answers are likely to refer to humanitarian intervention as being a liberal

concept, and refer to criticism of this by realists.

Arguments that humanitarian intervention is

a justifiable intrusion may include reference to:

1) the doctrine of responsibility to protect (RtP);

2) the motivation to save lives;

3) the need to address human rights violations;

4) limitations in the aims of humanitarian intervention;

5) the fact that it is often not an unilateral action, but legitimized by a collective security

organisation.

Arguments that humanitarian intervention is not

a justifiable intrusion may include reference to:

1) that it weakens the institution of sovereignty;

2) that it can be used as an excuse, or as a mask, for the pursing of national interests by

intervening states;

3) that its results can be uncertain and can result in possibly greater instability or even loss of life;

4) the assumption of moral superiority by the intervening nations.

The answer may make reference to specific examples such as to NATO’s intervention in Kosovo

in 1999; to military intervention in Libya in 2011; or to non-intervention,

eg in Darfur or Syria, and to the effects of these actions or non-actions.

Answers should include an evaluation of whether humanitarian intervention is a justifiable intrusion

into the affairs and sovereignty of the state.

Key concepts

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* Peace
* Conflict
* Violence
* Non-violence

1) Write down your definition of peace, let´s compare and contrast. What influenced your definition?

2) Look upon an NGO or IGO that claims to promote peace. How do they intrepret peace? What could have influenced their definition?
Compare and contrast their definition of peace to yours.

3) Key concepts and links with other units:
- Power, Sovereignty, International Relations
- Human Rights
- Development

* Levels of Analysis ?
- Community level problems
- Global Problems
- The role of the media in reporting conflicts?
- the role of migration?
- the role of acts of terrorism?