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The question of intervention John Stuart Mill and the responsibility to protect

Title
The question of intervention [electronic resource] : John Stuart Mill and the responsibility to protect / Michael W. Doyle.
Author
Doyle, Michael, 1948-
Publication
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2015]

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1 online resource (xiii, 272 pages)
Summary
"The question of when or if a nation should intervene in another country's affairs is one of the most important concerns in today's volatile world. Taking John Stuart Mill's famous 1859 essay 'A Few Words on Non-Intervention' as his starting point, international relations scholar Michael W. Doyle addresses the thorny issue of when a state's sovereignty should be respected and when it should be overridden or disregarded by other states in the name of humanitarian protection, national self-determination, or national security. In this time of complex social and political interplay and increasingly sophisticated and deadly weaponry, Doyle reinvigorates Mill's principles for a new era while assessing the new United Nations doctrine of responsibility to protect. In the twenty-first century, intervention can take many forms: military and economic, unilateral and multilateral. Doyle's thought-provoking argument examines essential moral and legal questions underlying significant American foreign policy dilemmas of recent years, including Libya, Iraq, and Afghanistan"--
Series Statement
Castle lectures in ethics, politics, and economics
Uniform Title
Question of intervention (Online)
Alternative Title
Question of intervention (Online)
Subject
  • Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873 > Political and social views
  • Intervention (International law)
  • Responsibility to protect (International law)
  • United States > Foreign relations > Moral and ethical aspects
  • United States > Foreign relations > Philosophy
  • United States > Foreign relations > 2001-2009
  • United States > Foreign relations > 2009-2017
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
Nonintervention -- Exceptions That Override -- Exceptions That Disregard -- Libya, the "Responsibility to Protect," and the New Moral Minimum -- Postbellum Peacebuilding -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: John Stuart Mill's "A Few Words on Non-Intervention" -- Appendix 2: List of Interventions, 1815-2003 / Michael Doyle and Camille Strauss-Kahn.
LCCN
2014019554
OCLC
ssj0001406113
Author
Doyle, Michael, 1948-
Title
The question of intervention [electronic resource] : John Stuart Mill and the responsibility to protect / Michael W. Doyle.
Imprint
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2015]
Series
Castle lectures in ethics, politics, and economics
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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