Humanitarian Occupation (Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law, Series Number 59)

Humanitarian Occupation (Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law, Series Number 59) image
ISBN-10:

0521671892

ISBN-13:

9780521671897

Author(s): Fox, Gregory H
Edition: 1
Released: Feb 21, 2008
Format: Paperback, 336 pages
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Description:

This book analyzes a new phenomenon in international law: international organizations assuming the powers of a national government in order to reform political institutions. After reviewing the history of internationalized territories, this book asks two questions about these 'humanitarian occupations'. First, why did they occur? The book argues that the missions were part of a larger trend in international law to maintain existing states and their populations. The only way this could occur in these territories, which had all seen violent internal conflict, was for international administrators to take charge. Second, what is the legal justification for the missions? The book examines each of the existing justifications and finds them wanting. A new foundation is needed, one that takes account of the missions' authorisation by the UN Security Council and their pursuit of goals widely supported in the international community.












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