The Responsibility to Protect Twenty Years On: Rhetoric and Implementation

This book explores the measures related to the three-pillar implementation strategy of R2P and assesses how and to what extent these pillars have been implemented. It provides a critical analysis of R2P practice over the last two decades, focusing on representative cases from different regions. By studying the background to conflicts and making assessments on a pillar-by-pillar basis, the book identifies elements of success and failure and questions the sustainability of the protection provided. The conceptual chapters complement the case analyses by evaluating R2P's first two decades and drawing lessons for future implementations.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 309 pages
Publication date: 22 December 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This comprehensive book delves into the multifaceted implementation strategy of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P), exploring its three pillars and examining the extent to which they have been implemented. With a rich geographical scope, this edited volume offers a critical analysis of R2P practice over the past two decades, focusing on representative cases from various regions. By examining not only recent and under-explored cases but also widely studied cases from a fresh and alternative perspective, it sheds light on the depth and breadth of the norm, as well as the diverse range of actors involved and their impact on R2P practice.

Rather than approaching the cases as a mere "success or failure of R2P," this edited book takes a nuanced approach by studying the background of conflicts and making assessments on a pillar-by-pillar basis. Each chapter addresses the root causes, traces the implementation process, investigates the actions of the actors involved, identifies elements of success and failure, and ultimately questions the sustainability of the protection provided to date.

In addition to the case analyses, the conceptual chapters provide an overall evaluation of R2P's first two decades and the progress achieved thus far. The aim is to draw lessons for future implementations of R2P, ensuring that the principles and principles of this important international norm are effectively applied to protect and assist populations at risk of genocide, mass atrocities, and human rights.

Weight: 432g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030907334
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022