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Does Humanitarian Intervention Serve Human Rights? The Case of Kosovo
Author:
Anne-Sophie Massa
School of Law, University of Maastricht, NL; University of California at Berkeley, US; University of Cambridge, UK; University of Liège, BE
About Anne-Sophie
PhD Candidate in European Criminal Law; J.S.D. in International Law, 2008; former Rotary World Peace Fellow (2003-2005); Joint Masters Degree in Law and in International and Area Studies, 2003-2005; LL.M., 2003; LL.B. 2000.
Abstract
The new trend of interventionism, illustrated by NATO’s bombing campaign against Serbia in 1999, has raised serious concerns in International Law. In particular, Operation Allied Force has revived the debate on the existence of a right of humanitarian intervention. In this context, the aim of the present contribution is to reaffirm that no right of humanitarian intervention exists under International Law, and that such right would lead to abuses in the name of human rights. To do so, we will revisit the Charter of the United Nations, before going through the state practice since the adoption of the UN Charter with a special emphasis on the intervention against Serbia in 1999.
How to Cite:
Massa, A.-S., 2009. Does Humanitarian Intervention Serve Human Rights? The Case of Kosovo. Amsterdam Law Forum, 1(2), pp.49–60. DOI: http://doi.org/10.37974/ALF.60
Published on
24 Jan 2009.
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