Humanitarianism has been touted as the awakening consciousness of community living. It addresses the cry for help of the populace ravaged by war, disasters and instability. This concept has seen a prodigious growth over the last century. The mushrooming of myriad organizations and institutions has led to nations and people understand the growing importance of helping each other in this mesh of an interconnected and interdependent world. This research article aims to throw light on this highly debated concept and the use of it by nations to legitimize their actions and intervention in other sovereigns. The evolution of humanitarianism has proved to be a curve ball and it is up to discerning individuals to weigh the pros and cons encompassing humanitarianism.