The extent to which humanitarian intervention has become a legitimate practice in post-cold
war international society is the subject of this book. It maps the changing legitimacy of …

This article employs the concepts of security culture and norm localization to explore some
of the cultural dimensions of the African Union's (AU) security policies. After providing an …

This work examines the role of the Organization of African Unity, now the African Union, and
how it has dealt with human rights since its inception in 1963. It considers the role of its main …

The violent conflict that erupted in Darfur, Western Sudan, in 2003 has led to grave
violations of human rights and humanitarian law, particularly by militias backed by the …

As international organisations gain greater power to monitor and manage the domestic
affairs of their member states, the relationship between state sovereignty and international …

“African Union peacekeeping forces go under the UN flag, so why not ASEAN? We just have
to check how they do it,” Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told reporters …

African'rulers'2 are at it again! They have presented Africans with a freshly baked cake. It is
teasing and tempting, though one cannot, at the moment, determine if it is nutritious. This is …

It would be incorrect to hold that human rights abuses are peculiar to Africa. The
international community as a whole has witnessed indescribable barbarities, often resulting …

In May 1980, the Korean military committed a coup d'etat and massacred Kwangju citizens.
South Korea's democratic transition exposed a variety of human rights abuses and raised …

Over the past 50 years, regional international organizations have adopted several treaties
on human rights. By ratifying them, member states can signal their commitment to the norms …