Abstract
This comment will explore the emerging arena of international intervention in the context of humanitarian law. Part II of this comment will explain the legal basis for U.N. intervention. Part III will use the situation in Somalia to illustrate the complexities of humanitarian intervention. Part IV will discuss suggestions for new criteria to be used for intervention when intra-state conflicts arise. This comment concludes with predictions for the future of humanitarian intervention in civil disputes.
Recommended Citation
Jama, Lisa Leila
(1999)
"Humanitarian Intervention: An Examination of the United Nations' Role in the Modern Age of Civil Conflicts,"
Florida Journal of International Law: Vol. 12:
Iss.
3, Article 6.
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/fjil/vol12/iss3/6