POLICY Magazine
FEATURE: The New World Order and the 'Right to Intervene'
Gary Klintworth |
12 December 1991
The establishment by the UN of a safe haven for the Kurds in Northern Iraq illustrates the emergence of a new doctrine in international politics: a 'right to intervene' in the internal affairs of sovereign states to uphold human rights and promote international security. Tracing the evolution of this doctrine and suggests conditions and guidelines for its implementation.
