Humanitarian intervention

This clip covers justifications for the use of force not mentioned in the UN Charter. It begins with a short discussion on intervention "by invitation", which is problematic but arguably permissible based on the principle of state consent. It then turns to the concept of humanitarian intervention, explaining why "pure" humanitarian interventions that do not rely on one of the other established exceptions to the prohibition of the use of force are illegal. I end with a brief outlining of the principle of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P). 0:00 Introduction 0:22 Intervention by invitation 2:36 Humanitarian intervention 3:28 Illegality of humanitarian interventions 5:11 Example: NATO's intervention in Kosovo 6:31 The Responsibility to Protect Reading: • Jan Klabbers, International Law (4th ed., Cambridge University Press, 2023), chapter 10 Reading questions: • Legally speaking, how should the notions of humanitarian intervention and the responsibility to protect be evaluated? Offer a reasoned answer based on the framework set out in the UN Charter. This video series was created for a second-year undergraduate course in public international law at University College Roosevelt in the Netherlands.