United States Intervention In Darfur

Unfortunately, when states engage in intervention, it is rarely for humanitarian purposes. In many cases, national interest transcends international law in order to pursue economic profit from land or natural resources, oil in South Sudan’s case. R2P’s moral goals to bring peace, justice, democracy combined with weak institutional frameworks resulted in the United State’s and Britain’s’ justification of the invasion of Iraq. There are no authoritative bodies, but many unclear procedures and instructions, especially when determining what are atrocities and which constitute international intervention. The reluctance and indecision of states to interfere in Darfur in 2004 encompass the lack of autonomy of the doctrine. Despite saving lives, even