Ethical Considerations in Security Sector Reform
justification for involvement in the affairs of other states will
be judged on a case-by-case basis with the severity of the specific circumstances, or the threats posed, bounding the ethical
debates.
Ethics After Involvement: Stewardship, Movement
Towards Legitimacy, & Balance
The ethical framework after involvement deals with both the nature and the effectiveness of reform efforts. As with the objective security sector, respect for the modern concept of stewardship is also a primary ethical requirement for outsiders involved
in SSR. As suggested earlier, it is ethical for an intervening
power to work in its own self-interest, as long as this does not
usurp the legitimate interests of the host people in ͕