单词 | humanitarian intervention |
释义 | > as lemmashumanitarian intervention humanitarian intervention n. chiefly International Law intervention in the affairs of a foreign state for the purpose of safeguarding or promoting the welfare and rights of its inhabitants; spec. (a) military intervention by one or more states aimed at addressing serious human rights violations in another. ΚΠ 1866 London Rev. 24 Nov. 572/2 The French Government..prevents any humanitarian intervention in our favour. 1880 W. E. Hall Internat. Law ii. viii. 247 The opinions of the modern international jurists who touch upon humanitarian intervention are very various. 1969 Compar. & Internat. Law Jrnl. Southern Afr. 2 464 A case for humanitarian intervention might be made in the case of Rhodesia. 1972 Times 4 May 6/5 The ICRC's humanitarian interventions in recent years have been in situations not adequately covered by the existing conventions. 2013 Bangkok Post (Nexis) 10 Sept. Humanitarian intervention in Libya was the consequence of the Gadhafi regime's killing of its people. < as lemmas |
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