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Philosophy

Rights-Based vs. Duty-Based Approaches to International Intervention

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The 1999 NATO intervention in Kosovo was justified by many on rights-based grounds despite lacking UN Security Council authorization, highlighting the tension between universal human rights and state sovereignty.

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If a government massacres its own citizens, should other countries step in with military force? You might feel a moral duty to help, but you would also be violating the country's sovereignty. Two ethical frameworks—rights-based and duty-based—offer different answers.