International humanitarian law

Humanitarian Intervention Humanity as a basis value for all individuals, we all born with equality in terms of human dignity and rights. These rights must be respected and cannot be violated by other people or even state. This notion is seemed to contradict with the real situation that occurs in the world since the violation of people is likely to increase. International community wants all to realize the important of humanity and uphold this virtue so the incidents of humanity violation will…

The humanity law framework involves a change of norms as well as different direction of enforcement. This provides new insights and causes a new shift to transition from a purely political discourse of state interests. Hence, it highlights other issues on the states’ political agenda. The alteration of norms consists of a “constitutive of the emerging global order, in part, by serving a central discursive function.” This allows for a different approach to analyze the interests that are at…

Humanitarian Interventions Concept of Humanitarian Intervention Intervention means dictatorial interference by a state in the affairs of another state for the purpose of maintaining or altering the actual condition of the thing.In simple words, a state interferes in matters of another state without permission of the state. Humanitarian intervention in simple terms is intervention in a state by another when there is gross violation of human rights in that state. This evolved from the concept of…

International law is mainly known for all the consisted rules and principles governing the relations and dealings of different nations with each other. For international law, there has never been a particular area or governing body so mainly their laws have varied which govern and impacted deals with the legal interactions between different nations, their governments and organizations included their rights and responsibilities in deals they make with other nations. International Law contains the…

The contemporary debate surrounding the legitimacy or not of Humanitarian Intervention (HI) is, to a large extent, based on the controversial interpretation of state sovereignty (Wheeler 2001: 550). In a society arguably built upon the principles of non-intervention, but with an increasing global awareness of and attention to the principles of humanity and human rights, the future of HI is subject to when and how these conflicting principles are resolved (Wheeler 2001: 551). In our…

of the arrival of refugees upon Australian shores with border protection has been a topic of debate in recent years, despite Australia accepting over 760 000 people in humanitarian need since 1945 (Roadstorefuge, 2015). 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees amendment specifically requires Australia to apply domestic laws that establish border integrity that specifies that people fleeing persecution will be protected. The Commonwealth Executive and Parliament commits to ensuring that…

In 1997 PepsiCo withdrew from the Union of Myanmar, following Levis Strauss’s example and citing humanitarian issues as its main catalyst for change. The withdrawal was completed even though Myanmar was one of the few territories in the world where Pepsi enjoyed greater success than rival Coca Cola. They did not explicitly oppose the political regime,…

Humanitarian intervention has been to the forefront of international relations since the end of the Cold-War. I believe it is critical in protecting human rights and providing emergency assistance in states where human-rights violations are being perpetrated, similar to that stated in ‘Humanitarian Intervention and Peace Operations’ by Theo Farrell. It is difficult to define humanitarian intervention, as not all States agree on what is to be included in characterising and defining intervention.…

obstacles that create disagreements among the international community. The problem roots at human greed. Politics, conflicts over resources, money, land, and power. After World War II, the international community swore genocides would never happen again under their watch, but they have, and plenty of them. Thanks to globalization and the scars and lessons from history, many people nowadays are sensitive to humanitarian problems across the world. The international community has put pressure into…

role of Civil Society has become extremely significant in International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law due to its contributions in developing and implementing their rules and principles. This development has revolutionized the International System as the ability of individuals to act on issues of concern for humanity is slowly becoming of increasing relevance on global platforms. Therefore, the study of International Relations must extend its purview to examine intersociety…