International Relations Humanitarian Interventions Questions
The concept of 'humanitarian intervention sovereignty' in humanitarian interventions refers to the tension between the principle of state sovereignty and the responsibility to protect populations from mass atrocities. It involves the debate over whether external actors, such as states or international organizations, have the right or obligation to intervene in the affairs of a sovereign state in order to prevent or alleviate humanitarian crises, such as genocide, ethnic cleansing, or large-scale human rights abuses. This concept raises questions about the limits of state sovereignty and the balance between respecting the autonomy of states and the duty to protect vulnerable populations.