Description
Book SynopsisIf governments and policymakers agree on the principles of responsibility to protect (R2P), then why do they continue to ignore them and deal with violations of human rights ineffectively? Responsibility to Protect and Prevent: Principles, Promises and Practicalities' explores the evolution of R2P, a principle which according to its supporters has evolved into a new type of responsive norm for how the international community should react to serious and deliberate human rights violations. Arguing that the R2P ethos has been misunderstood and used ineffectively, this work defends the validity of R2P and urges for a more practical understanding that moves beyond theory.
The progression of R2P from an initial concept to formal ratification has been a very difficult one, with a great deal of disagreement over its validity as a substantive norm in international affairs. The disagreement is not that protection or prevention are unimportant, nor that the international community does
Table of Contents
List of Maps; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: State versus Human Security: The Great Debate; Chapter 3: Responsibility: Protection and Prevention; Chapter 4: State Responsibility, Human Security and International Law; Chapter 5: Promoting Democratic Norms for Protection and Prevention Libya: Moving Principle into Action?; Chapter 7: Conclusion; Appendix I: S/RES/1970 United Nations Resolution 1970 on Africa (Including Annexes I–II); Appendix II: S/RES/1973 United Nations Resolution 1973 on the Situation in Libya (Excluding Annexes I–II); Notes; Bibliography; Index
