RT Article
T1 Iris Marion Young on responsible intervention: reimagining humanitarian intervention
JF Journal of global ethics
VO 13
IS 1
SP 70
OP 89
A1 Scholz, Sally J. 1968-
LA English
PB Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
YR 2017
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1739116968
AB Iris Marion Young took a strong stance against humanitarian intervention and other so-called legitimate instances of what she calls ‘official violence’. Nevertheless, she was also aware that there may be some situations for which military humanitarian intervention should at least be considered. Young was concerned that some states will use their obligation to defend against human rights violations as a mechanism in securing or maintaining global dominance. In addition, she recognized that what counts as a violation of human rights is not uncontroversial; human rights norms and conventions are interpreted, negotiated, and otherwise contested. In this article, I build on Young’s arguments for a social connection model of responsibility by applying it to a situation where a forceful response to violence might be justified. I juxtapose Young’s position with the emerging international standard called ‘the responsibility to protect’ in order to suggest an account of intervention for global governance relations.
K1 Humanitarian Intervention
K1 Iris Marion Young
K1 Genocide
K1 Human Rights
K1 Responsibility
K1 responsibility to protect (R2P)
K1 Sovereignty
DO 10.1080/17449626.2017.1320578