Consistency, protection, responsibility: Revisiting the debate on selective humanitarianism
Selective humanitarianism, it has been argued, may be condonable, or even preferable. Several arguments have been proffered in support of these views. This article revisits these arguments in light of the emergence of a discourse of protection and responsibility that now incorporates a wider spectru...
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| description | Selective humanitarianism, it has been argued, may be condonable, or even preferable. Several arguments have been proffered in support of these views. This article revisits these arguments in light of the emergence of a discourse of protection and responsibility that now incorporates a wider spectrum of protection measures available to agents, of which armed intervention is but one. Consistency is an essential characteristic of ethics and the law—inconsistent practice diminishes the prospects of the development of norms of protection and associated practices and institutions. Furthermore, inconsistent practice means that fewer people receive protection from egregious violations of human rights. If the principles associated with human protection and humanitarianism are to become established norms of international society, international policy must be coherent, and international practice must be consistent. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:0cc2cf92-c180-40b6-8700-c8fa7169a3122024-04-17T11:18:13ZConsistency, protection, responsibility: Revisiting the debate on selective humanitarianismJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:0cc2cf92-c180-40b6-8700-c8fa7169a312EnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordBrill2020Crossley, NSelective humanitarianism, it has been argued, may be condonable, or even preferable. Several arguments have been proffered in support of these views. This article revisits these arguments in light of the emergence of a discourse of protection and responsibility that now incorporates a wider spectrum of protection measures available to agents, of which armed intervention is but one. Consistency is an essential characteristic of ethics and the law—inconsistent practice diminishes the prospects of the development of norms of protection and associated practices and institutions. Furthermore, inconsistent practice means that fewer people receive protection from egregious violations of human rights. If the principles associated with human protection and humanitarianism are to become established norms of international society, international policy must be coherent, and international practice must be consistent. |
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| title | Consistency, protection, responsibility: Revisiting the debate on selective humanitarianism |
| title_full | Consistency, protection, responsibility: Revisiting the debate on selective humanitarianism |
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| title_short | Consistency, protection, responsibility: Revisiting the debate on selective humanitarianism |
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