Challenging kantian non-intervention theory under humanitarian intervention

dc.contributor.advisor Foqué, René
dc.contributor.author Skalska, Agnieszka
dc.date.accessioned 2020-04-09T12:37:55Z
dc.date.available 2020-04-09T12:37:55Z
dc.date.issued 2010
dc.description Second semester University: KU Leuven en_US
dc.description.abstract Background: The question of humanitarian intervention is still important, although it might be considered today as out of date, having its apex in 1990’s. Yet, the international community, since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, is giving more and more attention to human rights protection. It is becoming a significant issue for states, regional, and international organizations to adopt adequate measures in order to defend and support human rights worldwide. Kantian moral and political theory is relevant for the current discussion regarding the recently developed concept of the ‘responsibility to protect’ and humanitarian intervention. As an aggressive response will always be controversial if considered as one of the means to peace and security, there is therefore a need for a benchmark and justification. Considerations and conclusion: The focus of the thesis is the relation between Kantian non-intervention theory and his concept of normative individualism. A study of Kantian moral and political theory leads to a conclusion that the ultimate end of international ethics and law is to support the development of human freedom by protecting human rights. The notion of normative individualism implies the conditionality of the principle of sovereignty regarded as responsibility. Therefore humanitarian intervention understood as ‘the proportionate transboundary help to individuals in another state who are being denied basic human rights and who themselves would be rationally willing to revolt against their oppressive government’ prevails over the non-intervention principle en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11825/1194
dc.identifier.uri http://dx.doi.org/10.25330/100
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries EMA theses 2009/2010;75
dc.subject humanitarian intervention en_US
dc.subject individualism en_US
dc.subject Kant, Immanuel en_US
dc.subject responsibility to protect en_US
dc.title Challenging kantian non-intervention theory under humanitarian intervention en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
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