Humanitarian Intervention module (PO42018)

Module aims to:

• examine the political, legal and philosophical foundations of humanitarian intervention
• understand the relationship between evolving notions of sovereignty and humanitarian intervention
• explore the range of responses available to mass atrocities
• assess how humanitarian interventions are undertaken in practice
• analyse why humanitarian intervention is undertaken in some situations but not others

Content of the module includes:

• Legality of humanitarian intervention
• Ethics of humanitarian intervention
• Related responses to mass atrocities
• Who should intervene?
• Case studies, potentially including Rwanda, Kosovo, Darfur, Syria

Assessment:
The assessment for this module is comprised of an essay (50% of the final module mark), critical case review (40%), and class participation (10%).

Credits

30 credits