What are the alternatives for international humanitarian responses to the ongoing crisis in Syria? Which room is there for the protection of civilians between military intervention and non-interference? What are the ethical arguments for these alternatives? Which lessons should be learnt from the Syria crisis in terms of the institutionalization of international conflict management? These are among the questions to be addressed in this public seminar on the ethics of international responses to the Syria crisis.
Introduction to the Syria crisis and political alternatives:
Cecilie Hellestveit(International Law and Policy Institute, ILPI)
Comments and reflections:
Georg Sørensen (University of Aarhus)
Henrik Syse (PRIO)
Kristoffer Lidén (PRIO)
The seminar is organized in connection with the PhD course The Ethics of Peace in World Politics.
It is hosted in collaboration between the Research School in Peace and Conflict, The Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies and the PRIO research groups on Law and Ethics and Humanitarianism.
