Homework: the right to interfere with the affairs of another country Subject: Individual countries do not have the right to interfere with the affairs of another country My first thought about this is that a country doesn't have the right to interfere in other's affairs, because every nation has different history, culture and traditions. For this reason things that are admitted in a society are seen as mistakes in other, and human rights are like blurred lines difficult to face against local traditions. For instance, in some African countries tribal power is essential for ruling their society, and that is important for their governments, in order to achieve stability for the whole country. However, it is quite common that conflicts among tribes escalate and end in civil wars, because the central government is weak compared to some of the tribes, and it seems impossible to stop their fights without external help. Additionally, sometimes is a tribe what controls the government and subdues the others, and the fight is between the allegedly righteous power and the rest of the population. In this case is necessary that other countries intervene to prevent abuses and protect human rights. In my opinion, no country has the right to decide that intervention, and it seems to me that the only correct way to decide it is by an agreement within an international forum like the United Nations. Nevertheless, is hard to know when is the right moment to intervene, and the real implementation of the action, because it could be seen as an invasion for the people whose protection is supposedly the aim of the action. PS: This is just a homework, I'm not trying to have a discussion about it :-)