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The Vexing Problem Of Authority In Humanitarian Intervention: A Proposal, Fernando R. Tesón
The Vexing Problem Of Authority In Humanitarian Intervention: A Proposal, Fernando R. Tesón
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As is well known, the doctrine of humanitarian intervention raises a host of thorny issues: the threshold for intervention, the question of proportionality, the problem of last resort, the dilemma of whether or not to codify standards and procedures, and so forth. In this paper I will not address those issues; crucial and controversial as they are; I will assume that they have been somehow settled. I will also assume that it is desirable to find alternatives to unilateral intervention. The question, then, becomes this: who should authorize humanitarian intervention? Any acceptable authorizing procedure must avoid over-intervention and abuse on …