"The article discusses the issue of sovereignty and intervention within the context of humanitarian assistance. "To protect sovereignty, or to protect lives? The new notion of global responsibility to alleviate suffering has struggled to win acceptance ... Tension between those two principles - sovereignty versus intervention - has been palpable for decades. Some countries stress the enforcement powers laid down by Chapter VII [UN Charter]. Others (mostly in the poor world) insist that state sovereignty always trumps, even in humanitarian emergencies." (Quoted from article)