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February, 2009 (UNA-OKC)-- If you attended our Annual Spring
Meeting and Luncheon last year, you know that Dr. Eric Heinze is a
good speaker and a smart guy. We're certainly proud that he serves
our local chapter as a member of our board of directors.
In case you didn't know it, Dr. Heinze is also a talented writer. His
new book is from the State University of New York (SUNY) Press.
It is titled, "Waging Humanitarian War: The Ethics, Law, and Politics
Meeting and Luncheon last year, you know that Dr. Eric Heinze is a
good speaker and a smart guy. We're certainly proud that he serves
our local chapter as a member of our board of directors.
In case you didn't know it, Dr. Heinze is also a talented writer. His
new book is from the State University of New York (SUNY) Press.
It is titled, "Waging Humanitarian War: The Ethics, Law, and Politics
Dr. Heinze's New Book
of Humanitarian Intervention." According to the publisher, the book examines the ethical, legal, and political
dimensions of military intervention for humanitarian reasons.
While the book is largely focused on the theoretical underpinnings of humanitarian interventions, there is a direct
connection to problems that actually exist in our world today. You can think about Rwanda in the 1990's. Darfur
today. Consider the principle of the "Responsibility to Protect" that has been embraced by UN Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon and many other world leaders. Global civil society is struggling with the questions that are examined in
Dr. Heinze's volume:
<> How severe must human suffering be before military intervention is considered?
<> Can there be commensurate legal grounding for such an argument?
<> Which actors are the most appropriate agents of intervention?
dimensions of military intervention for humanitarian reasons.
While the book is largely focused on the theoretical underpinnings of humanitarian interventions, there is a direct
connection to problems that actually exist in our world today. You can think about Rwanda in the 1990's. Darfur
today. Consider the principle of the "Responsibility to Protect" that has been embraced by UN Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon and many other world leaders. Global civil society is struggling with the questions that are examined in
Dr. Heinze's volume:
<> How severe must human suffering be before military intervention is considered?
<> Can there be commensurate legal grounding for such an argument?
<> Which actors are the most appropriate agents of intervention?
SUNY Press describes "Waging
Humanitarian War" with a short
blurb on the back cover of the
book. It reads like this: "In this
reasonable and straightforward
approach to the perplexing issue of
humanitarian intervention, Eric A.
Heinze incorporates insights from
various strands of ethical, legal, and
Humanitarian War" with a short
blurb on the back cover of the
book. It reads like this: "In this
reasonable and straightforward
approach to the perplexing issue of
humanitarian intervention, Eric A.
Heinze incorporates insights from
various strands of ethical, legal, and
international relations theory. He identifies the conditions under which humanitarian intervention is morally
permissible, establishes the extent to which such an ethical argument can be grounded in international law, and
determines which actors are best equipped to undertake this task under prevailing political conditions.
"Heinze presents the reader with a number of empirical examples, including the 1999 Kosovo intervention, the 2003
Iraq war, and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan. The result is a more theoretically consistent -- and
therefore more practically workable -- approach to humanitarian intervention."
Written for an academic audience, this isn't a book that is likely to be found on very many coffee tables. You can
bet that Dr. Heinze isn't eagerly expecting an invitation to appear on Oprah. But, even though you won't likely find
this book on the New York Times list of best sellers, it is nevertheless a significant volume that will be read by
scholars, diplomats, philosophers, political scientists, and legal theorists around the world.
We're pleased that Dr. Heinze has produced this book, and we wish him all the success that an author may legally
enjoy.
# # #
For information about ordering a copy of "Waging Humanitarian War," please visit:
http://www.sunypress.edu/details.asp?id=61743
or
http://www.amazon.com/Waging-Humanitarian-War-Politics-Intervention/dp/0791476952
# # #
Eric Heinze joined the Department of Political Science and School of International and Area Studies in 2005. He
teaches courses in the field of international relations, including classes on international relations theory, international
law, international organizations, and international human rights. Professor Heinze’s research deals with normative
and ethical issues in international relations with a focus on global governance, armed conflict, and human rights. His
current and recent work is on humanitarian military intervention, the politics of genocide, the ethical and legal
implications of the Iraq war and the “war on terror,” and the role of non-state actors in armed conflict.
Professor Heinze is the author of Waging Humanitarian War: The Ethics, Law and Politics of Humanitarian
Intervention (State University of New York Press, 2009), and co-editor (with Brent Steele) of Ethics, Authority and
War: Non-State Actors and the Just War Tradition, which is under contract with Palgrave Macmillan. His articles
have been published in various journals, including Global Governance, Political Science Quarterly, Polity, the
International Journal of Human Rights, Parameters, the Journal of International Political Theory, and the Journal
of Military Ethics. He is a member of the International Studies Association, the American Political Science
Association, and the American Society of International Law. He also serves on the board of directors of the
Oklahoma City chapter of the United Nations Association.
Source: http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/H/Eric.A.Heinze-1/
permissible, establishes the extent to which such an ethical argument can be grounded in international law, and
determines which actors are best equipped to undertake this task under prevailing political conditions.
"Heinze presents the reader with a number of empirical examples, including the 1999 Kosovo intervention, the 2003
Iraq war, and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan. The result is a more theoretically consistent -- and
therefore more practically workable -- approach to humanitarian intervention."
Written for an academic audience, this isn't a book that is likely to be found on very many coffee tables. You can
bet that Dr. Heinze isn't eagerly expecting an invitation to appear on Oprah. But, even though you won't likely find
this book on the New York Times list of best sellers, it is nevertheless a significant volume that will be read by
scholars, diplomats, philosophers, political scientists, and legal theorists around the world.
We're pleased that Dr. Heinze has produced this book, and we wish him all the success that an author may legally
enjoy.
# # #
For information about ordering a copy of "Waging Humanitarian War," please visit:
http://www.sunypress.edu/details.asp?id=61743
or
http://www.amazon.com/Waging-Humanitarian-War-Politics-Intervention/dp/0791476952
# # #
Eric Heinze joined the Department of Political Science and School of International and Area Studies in 2005. He
teaches courses in the field of international relations, including classes on international relations theory, international
law, international organizations, and international human rights. Professor Heinze’s research deals with normative
and ethical issues in international relations with a focus on global governance, armed conflict, and human rights. His
current and recent work is on humanitarian military intervention, the politics of genocide, the ethical and legal
implications of the Iraq war and the “war on terror,” and the role of non-state actors in armed conflict.
Professor Heinze is the author of Waging Humanitarian War: The Ethics, Law and Politics of Humanitarian
Intervention (State University of New York Press, 2009), and co-editor (with Brent Steele) of Ethics, Authority and
War: Non-State Actors and the Just War Tradition, which is under contract with Palgrave Macmillan. His articles
have been published in various journals, including Global Governance, Political Science Quarterly, Polity, the
International Journal of Human Rights, Parameters, the Journal of International Political Theory, and the Journal
of Military Ethics. He is a member of the International Studies Association, the American Political Science
Association, and the American Society of International Law. He also serves on the board of directors of the
Oklahoma City chapter of the United Nations Association.
Source: http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/H/Eric.A.Heinze-1/
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