Legitimacy to Intervene: International Action to Uphold Human Rights Requires a New Understanding of State and Individual Sovereignty

Title

Legitimacy to Intervene: International Action to Uphold Human Rights Requires a New Understanding of State and Individual Sovereignty

Date

10 January 2000

Creator

Description

Op-ed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan in The Financial Times (London, England) in the Comment & Analysis section on the importance of humanitarian intervention in today's world, and how it is vital to uphold human rights and basic standards for human beings.

Type

Op-Ed

Subject

Humanitarian intervention
Editorials

Language

English

Source

United Nations

Identifier

UN2418

Rights

United Nations

Publisher

The Financial Times (London, England)

Original Format

Documents

Collection

Citation

Kofi Annan, “Legitimacy to Intervene: International Action to Uphold Human Rights Requires a New Understanding of State and Individual Sovereignty,” The Selected Papers of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan 1997-2006, accessed May 6, 2024, https://ccnydigitalscholarship.org/kofiannan/items/show/7507.

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