Seybold Report ISSN: 1533-9211
Rasool Ghazi Habeeb Almajidi Alsaraj, Assist. Prof. Dr. Ahmad Mustafa Ali
Vol 18, No 7 ( 2023 ) | Licensing: CC 4.0 | Pg no: 76-94 | Published on: 27-07-2023
Abstract
The views of international jurisprudence differed and varied opinions on the development of a clear and specific definition of intervention, as the strictness in defining the concept of sovereignty and its limits began to decline somewhat after many countries joined international organizations in line with considerations of international cooperation in the political, economic and military aspects, which was reflected in the opinion of Western and Arab international jurisprudence.
Indeed, while the international guarantees of human rights established by the relevant international conventions and conventions, including the guarantee that the international community can intervene to ensure due respect for these rights, have remained as a general principle out of practice during the first four decades of the life of the United Nations, the spectator's view is that the guarantee of "the possibility of humanitarian intervention" has recently become on the list of measures used to impose such respect.
The prevailing principle of states was the principle of sovereignty, but with the passage of time on these principles and the development of the international community, we find many abuses on the principle of state sovereignty, which threatened to collapse, and this is what made some believe that the new world order and unipolarity and opened the door to international humanitarian intervention or for the sake of democracy or minority rights or the fight against international terrorism.
As for the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of states, although it is the cornerstone of international relations and a fundamental pillar in international law, the history of countries indicates that cases of interference are many, so we note that intervention is often a political practice that is not free from an assault on justice, but it may be in some cases a legal right, although its application leads to a violation of moral duties.
Keywords:
International intervention - Public international law - International conventions - Sovereign rights - International treaties