A origem e evolução do direito internacional humanitário: uma análise da participação e contribuição brasileira por meio das operações de paz das Nações Unidas: o caso da MINUSTAH no século XXI

Abstract

The present study primarily aims to analyze the strategic aspects within the framework of coordination between public agencies and the foreign policy objectives that motivated Brazil's significant participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations, with a special focus on MINUSTAH due to its substantial troop contribution. To this end, the study first examines the norms and principles of international law and international humanitarian law that provide the legal framework for peacekeeping operations. In this context, a historical review of international relations and the emergence of the modern state system, which establishes the Doctrine of Sovereignty, originating in the field of Public International Law, is conducted. Furthermore, the study seeks to provide a clear understanding of peacekeeping operations, highlighting the elements that make these operations a vital instrument for the stabilization of conflict regions. Ultimately, the study aims to identify the factors that led Brazil to assume a prominent role during MINUSTAH. The research was conducted using methodological approaches of literature review, document analysis, and semi-structured interviews.