Unauthorized Military Interventions for the Public Good: A response to Harold Koh

In his contribution to this Symposium, Harold Koh exhorts international lawyers to “seriously engage the debate” regarding the lawfulness (or at least the legal defensibility) of humanitarian intervention (“HI”). The aim of this essay is to take him up on that plea and sketch an alternative approach...

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Main Author: Kimberley N. Trapp
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Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2017-01-01
Series:AJIL Unbound
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2398772317000745/type/journal_article
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description In his contribution to this Symposium, Harold Koh exhorts international lawyers to “seriously engage the debate” regarding the lawfulness (or at least the legal defensibility) of humanitarian intervention (“HI”). The aim of this essay is to take him up on that plea and sketch an alternative approach to the one that he advances. In so doing, I will focus on international law rather than U.S. domestic law.
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spelling doaj.art-e4957f9d6e2b4767b5d42edb16d411872023-03-09T12:27:10ZengCambridge University PressAJIL Unbound2398-77232017-01-0111129229610.1017/aju.2017.74Unauthorized Military Interventions for the Public Good: A response to Harold KohKimberley N. Trapp0Senior Lecturer in Public International Law, Faculty of Laws, University College London.In his contribution to this Symposium, Harold Koh exhorts international lawyers to “seriously engage the debate” regarding the lawfulness (or at least the legal defensibility) of humanitarian intervention (“HI”). The aim of this essay is to take him up on that plea and sketch an alternative approach to the one that he advances. In so doing, I will focus on international law rather than U.S. domestic law.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2398772317000745/type/journal_article
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