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The Right To Intervene

Running Head : Right to Intervene

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The Right to Intervene

International intervention against genocide continues to be a thorny issue among countries . The United Nations has in many instances failed to approve intervention by countries , whereas some countries have chosen to undertake intervention programs even without its backing . Conflict of interest has been the driving factor determining whether sovereign states choose to intervene they have also been reasons behind approval or disapproval of UN rulings . In the attempt to understand how independent countries and

the United Nations have dealt with genocide intervention cases , concurrent sections of this report will provide recent examples . Another section shall explain reasons behind successes and failures on intervention programs

Cause of genocide are widespread all over the world . With regard to genocide initiated and facilitated by the state , leaders in those countries happen to claim that measures being referred to as genocide by the international communities are just ways of controlling internal aggression . In some situations , leaders in these sovereign states are quick to note that people being affected by the so-called genocide have themselves participated in similar incursions , but the international community keeps mum . However , many are the instances that the masses being inflicted with genocide are denied the opportunities to express themselves , meaning that only views of the state (the main aggressor get represented

On the other hand , the international community confers that UN is obligated to stop sovereign nations from embarking on genocide activities (Korea Foundation , 1993 ,

. 116 . This means that UN has to be involved in stopping such abuse of human rights through passage of relevant resolutions . It is therefore upon UN member states to ensure that resolutions . However , conflict of interest has consistently resulted to inactions from the organization , reason being that governments tend to fight for influence . Fact that some countries are involved in genocide reduces probability resolutions being passed Division in the interests among permanent security members also affects process of reaching proper decisions . All these factors have meant that UN lacks enough powers to stop sovereign states from supporting genocide activities . This means that governments being accused of taking part in this gross abuse of human rights can continue to do so reason : the global organization fails to take appropriate actions . It is also due to the lack of power that lead independent countries to take matters into their hands and end genocide themselves . This has been the case in many instances , some of which have been successful and others that have compounded the problem

Due to the lack of opportunities for the affected individuals to present their case , the role of reporting to the United Nations rests upon well wishers at regional and international levels . The locals , even those that are not widely affected by genocide are less likely to take part in informing the international community because of dangers to their own lives , especially when national governments are directly involved . This role has historically been played by individual countries , especially developed...

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