This research proposal will look into the validity of humanitarian intervention (United Nations) within an international context. Human intervention can be defined as being : "a time where a substantial amount of the population within a country is threatened with possible death or suffering, and for this reason it justifies the intervention into the state in order to protect said citizens. Human intervention has existed since the word peacekeeping was coined in 1948, and it continues to exist to this day.
United Nations:
The United Nations was created in 1945 after the end of World War Two in hopes of creating an international community to keep another war from occurring. It was helpful in the bringing together of the world, and in being …show more content…
The transformation of the “international community’s” right to intervene wherever sovereign state neglects their duty to protect their citizens, or those who live within their borders was the prominent change that occurred after the end of the Cold War, and it meant for changes for all future missions to come, including that of Rwanda in 1994.
Rwandan Context:
To begin, it is important to examine this example of intervention within a Rwandan context so as to understand why it was deemed necessary in the first place. Rwanda as a country had been controlled by a tribe of people known as the Tutsi. At the time of the Genocide the Tutsi counted for 17 percent of the population, with the remaining 83 percent of the population falling under the term Hutu (Kuperman 19). The majority of these two groups of people not only coexisted within the same country limits, but also interacted with one another, having similar religions, and the same language. However, it has not always been that way, there has been examples of Hutu exploitation looking back to the colonial era, as well as massive bloodshed which will be discussed more in depth in the
United Nations:
The United Nations was created in 1945 after the end of World War Two in hopes of creating an international community to keep another war from occurring. It was helpful in the bringing together of the world, and in being …show more content…
The transformation of the “international community’s” right to intervene wherever sovereign state neglects their duty to protect their citizens, or those who live within their borders was the prominent change that occurred after the end of the Cold War, and it meant for changes for all future missions to come, including that of Rwanda in 1994.
Rwandan Context:
To begin, it is important to examine this example of intervention within a Rwandan context so as to understand why it was deemed necessary in the first place. Rwanda as a country had been controlled by a tribe of people known as the Tutsi. At the time of the Genocide the Tutsi counted for 17 percent of the population, with the remaining 83 percent of the population falling under the term Hutu (Kuperman 19). The majority of these two groups of people not only coexisted within the same country limits, but also interacted with one another, having similar religions, and the same language. However, it has not always been that way, there has been examples of Hutu exploitation looking back to the colonial era, as well as massive bloodshed which will be discussed more in depth in the