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POL 101 World Politics

Homework #2

Details:

Deadline: the date of Midterm #2 in class.

Must be typed and printed. Hard copy submissions only. No email attachments are accepted.

Recommended format: Times New Roman 12 font, single-spaced, 1 inch margins.

Instructions:

I. Read the two articles posted on Blackboard:

1. Kosovo's Antinomies by Michael Reisman

2. Kosovo and the Law of "Humanitarian Intervention" by Louis Henkin

II. Write a couple of paragraphs describing in your own words the main argument in the paper by

Reisman.

III. Write a couple of paragraphs describing in your own words the main argument in the paper

by Henkin.

For the above, do not use copy and paste; instead, use your own words.

IV. Write a couple of paragraphs outlining your own opinion on which argument, Reisman’s or

Henkin’s, you find more convincing. Explain why you think so.

V. Write a couple of paragraphs describing how the debate about humanitarian intervention is

relevant to the crises in Syria and/or Ukraine. Which position, Reisman’s or Henkin’s, is more

appropriate for these crises?

The homework should not exceed two single-spaced pages.