Law, Morality, and International Armed Intervention

International law and humanitarian intervention

International law is often manipulated in the debate about humanitarian intervention. The Liberian case provides an opportunity to challenge the UN and The Economic Community of West African States'' (ECOWAS'') new approach.

Critique of current approaches

ECOWAS and the UN''s justifications for moving away from the current norms are flawed. No enlightened person would disagree with the values of peace, democracy, human rights, and economic development.

Exploration of goals and frameworks

This book, however, explores whether these goals be pursued within the current framework or outside it.