Should states use military force for humanitarian purposes? Well known scholars and professionals come together in this book to provide practical and theoretical answers to this burning question. Case studies include Somalia, Rwanda, the Balkans, and East Timor, as well as the recent U.S. intervention in Afghanistan.

• Introduction


• 1: Henry Shue: Limiting Sovereignty


• 2: Nicholas J. Wheeler: The Humanitarian Responsibilities of Sovereignty: Explaining the Development of a New Norm of Military Humanitarian Intervention in International Society


• 3: Jennifer M. Welsh: Taking Consequences Seriously: Objections to Humanitarian Intervention


• 4: Sir Adam Roberts: The United Nations and Humanitarian Intervention


• 5: Nicholas Morris: Humanitarian Intervention in the Balkans


• 6: James Mayall: Humanitarian Intervention and International Society: Lessons from Africa


• 7: Ian Martin: International Intervention in East Timor


• 8: Simon Chesterman: Humanitarian Intervention and Afghanistan


• Conclusion


• Bibliography