Internet Research Materials

• Review of the Literature
• Definitions and Criteria
• Humanitarian Intervention and the UN Charter

Questions for Discussion

1. What are the different meanings of "humanitarian intervention?" Which definition do you find most useful?
2. -What are the main dilemmas of humanitarian intervention? Are they unsurmountable? What does Professor Stedman mean by the "Humanitarian Intervention Paradox?" Can the paradox be resolved?

Key Terms

Humanitarian intervention

Ethnic cleansing

Collapsed states

Walzer Paradox

“Fig leaf”

Unilateral action

Moral hazard

Double standards

Self-interest