KŘÍŽ, Zdeněk and Kateřina FRIDRICHOVÁ. Libya and Criteria for Humanitarian Intervention. Politologický časopis. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, vol. 2015, No 3, p. 183-199. ISSN 1211-3247. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/PC2015-3-183.
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Original name Libya and Criteria for Humanitarian Intervention
Name in Czech Libye a kritéria pro humanitární intervenci
Authors KŘÍŽ, Zdeněk (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Kateřina FRIDRICHOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
Edition Politologický časopis, Brno, Masarykova univerzita, 2015, 1211-3247.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 50601 Political science
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14230/15:00085941
Organization unit Faculty of Social Studies
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/PC2015-3-183
UT WoS 000445539700001
Keywords (in Czech) humanitární intervence; Libye; spravedlivá válka; RtoP; NATO
Keywords in English Humanitarian intervention; Libya; just war theory; RtoP; NATO
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
When seeking guidelines for worst-case scenario, military intervention under the Responsibity to Protect looks to the just war tradition. We tried to pinpoint the most important criteria, drawing on the Responsibility to Protect report, subsequent RtoP development and relevant authors to create a background to which compare the NATO’s operation in Libya. These criteria were not met during the intervention, as is shown in this article. The criterion of just cause could be seen as fulfilled, albeit this admission is done very grudgingly – the loss of life was not that large comparing to other tragedies that did not trigger intervention. The Libyan intervention is most questionable when it comes to right intentions and proportional means that suggest that the goal of interveners was to topple the regime not protect the civilians. These results bring the discussion of the weakness of the RtoP approach when it comes to defining, which populations should be helped under this doctrine and whether the nature of victims should be taken into consideration.
Abstract (in Czech)
When seeking guidelines for worst-case scenario, military intervention under the Responsibity to Protect looks to the just war tradition. We tried to pinpoint the most important criteria, drawing on the Responsibility to Protect report, subsequent RtoP development and relevant authors to create a background to which compare the NATO’s operation in Libya. These criteria were not met during the intervention, as is shown in this article. The criterion of just cause could be seen as fulfilled, albeit this admission is done very grudgingly – the loss of life was not that large comparing to other tragedies that did not trigger intervention. The Libyan intervention is most questionable when it comes to right intentions and proportional means that suggest that the goal of interveners was to topple the regime not protect the civilians. These results bring the discussion of the weakness of the RtoP approach when it comes to defining, which populations should be helped under this doctrine and whether the nature of victims should be taken into consideration.
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