LEADER 03759cam a2200385Ia 4500001 112790 005 20240621181436.0 008 060125s2005 xx rb 000 0 eng d 028 52 3174264 |bUMI 035 (OCoLC)ocm69403779 035 112790 049 LHMA 040 LHM |beng |erda |cLHM 090 KZ6369 |b.S54 2005 100 1 Shea, Shannon Anne, |d1966- 245 10 Between intervention and indifference : |bthe ethics of humanitarian intervention / |cby Shannon Anne Shea. 264 1 [Place of publication not identified] : |b[publisher not identified], |c2005. 300 ix, 187 pages 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 502 Thesis (Ph. D.)--Loyola University, 2005. 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-186). 520 This dissertation analyzes the possibility of a morally compelling argument for the necessity of conducting humanitarian interventions in cases of genocide and massive human rights violations. After the humanitarian disasters of Rwanda and Kosovo the question of intervention must be raised anew. In these cases, as well as many others, people were left to die at the hands of their fellow citizens when others, seemingly for no moral reason, were rescued and allowed to live. The victims of Rwanda and Kosovo should have been protected. The explanations offered in defense of this failure present us with a host of contradictions.The most significant contradiction is that the rights of sovereign states conflict with human rights. In analyzing this conflict, different defenses of humanitarian intervention are examined. Each is found to be lacking in something important. Moreover, none provide an argument that not only permits, but requires humanitarian intervention of an appropriate agent. Most often the failure to require humanitarian intervention is a result of the acquiescence by the authors to the so-called real world political situation. The implication of this acquiescence is that human beings are left to their fates because there is no one agent responsible for their protection. Under the current, state-centered, global order it is difficult to assign responsibility to an appropriate, sufficiently well-empowered agent. However, in light of the exigency of peace and stability for all people everywhere, and not just for states, I suggest that a restructuring of the understanding of the rights of sovereign states is in order. I argue, moreover, that a new kind of organization must be formed. It will be dedicated to the protection and promotion of humanity and its membership must not be composed of representatives of sovereign states. Rather, it would consist of democratically elected members whose allegiance is not to states but to the well-being of humanity. The organization would be autonomous and equipped with a small military force composed of volunteers. Its force would be capable of deploying rapidly to protect or defend populations under threat of genocide or gross human rights violations. 530 Electronic version(s) |bavailable internally at USHMM. 533 Photocopy. |bAnn Arbor, Mich. : |cUMI Dissertation Services, |d2006. |e22 cm. 590 Dissertations and Theses 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 650 0 Humanitarian intervention |xMoral and ethical aspects. 856 41 |uhttp://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=921044171&sid=15&Fmt=6&clientId=54617&RQT=309&VName=PQD |zElectronic version from ProQuest 956 41 |u http://dc.ushmm.org/library/bib112790/3174264.pdf |z Hosted by USHMM. 994 C0 |bLHM 852 0 |bstacks |hKZ6369 |i.S54 2005 852 |bwww 852 0 |bebook