Publication

This Brief discusses the competing perspectives on human rights to substantiate the point that protection of human rights is more than just a strategic necessity or a force multiplier. Thereafter it brings out the dissonance in the doctrine that arises from viewing human rights protection instrumentally, or as a means to an end. The recommendation is to take human rights protection as an end in itself, or as the ‘categorical imperative’. Additionally, since the application of military force inevitably has consequences for human rights, the political prong of strategy must be equally in evidence.