Strict observance of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights by the Peacekeepers of Brazil in the Peace Mission in Haiti (2004-2017)

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the strict observance of international humanitarian law (IHL) and human rights by the peacekeepers of Brazil in the peace mission in Haiti. This time, it seeks to understand the applicability of the rules inserted by IHL to the military that integrated the aforementioned peace mission. The general aspects of humanitarian intervention are addressed. The fundamentals of humanitarian interventions are being investigated today, due to the changes resulting from globalization and the narrowing of borders. The concept of IHL and the applicability of its rules are presented. The crisis experienced in Haiti is contextualized and the peace operation that began in 2004, with the participation of a large number of Brazilians. The applicability of IHL rules to members of the peacekeeping mission in Haiti stands out. It is concluded that Brazil played an important role in Haiti, between the years 2004 and 2017, which contributed to the peace operation reaching its objectives and that Brazil started to be seen, in the international scenario, as of great importance for the success of the mission. Furthermore, it concluded that Brazilian peacekeepers were submitted to the IHL and Human Rights standards in the peace mission in Haiti, which provided legal security, mainly due to the adversities faced by the members of the peace operation in that country and the need to protect themselves subjects involved.