2011), was further favored by the strengthening of the role of international organizations after the end of the Cold War. The United Nations, which although it began in 1945, became widely sought after after the fall of the Soviet Union, with an increase in the number of states seeking to join after 1990 (UN date not available). This increase, combined with the demand for a more prominent role of the organization by individuals around the world in protecting the rights of human beings, has positioned the United Nations as a powerful figure in the international community (Alger. 1998). The power of the United Nations has only been strengthened by its role in determining international jurisdiction, a factor which, according to Ivan (2013), has given rise to new means of intervention, based on the notion of states' responsibility for maintaining human rights. The conclusion of the Cold War therefore left the international community with a superior authority that had the ability to legally intervene in other states and to deal with the rights of individuals, rather than states (Baylis.J, Smith.S, Owens.P. 2011). This change saw the new international system move further away from sovereignty and realism, as states now had an obligation to their citizens to respect their rights or face the consequences of the new superior.