{"product_id":"9780199243372","title":"Just War or Just Peace?","description":"The question of the legality of humanitarian intervention is a simple one. The Charter of the United Nations clearly prohibits the use of force, with the only exceptions being self-defence and enforcement actions authorized by the Security  Council. There are, however, long-standing arguments that a  right of unilateral intervention pre-existed the Charter. This book begins with an examination of the genealogy of that  right, and arguments that it might have survived the passage of the Charter, either through a loophole in Article 2(4) or as part of customary international law. It has also been argued that certain \"illegitimate\" regimes lose the attributes of sovereignty and thereby the protection given by the prohibition of the use of force. None of these arguments is found to have merit, either in principle or in the practice of  states. A common justification for a right of unilateral humanitarian intervention concerns the failure of the collective security mechanism created after the World War II.","brand":"Simon Chesterman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45744179577150,"sku":"9780199243372","price":5801.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780199243372_dab7b2c0-2fb4-4201-b6a2-c581f9afe82e.jpg?v=1707223654","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780199243372","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}