This volume examines the ongoing construction of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine, elaborating on areas of both consolidation and contestation. The book focuses on how the R2P doctrine has been both consolidated and contested along three dimensions, regarding its mea…
Norm emergence and contestation within the IDP protection regime -- Forced migrants, IDPs, and the role of international law -- The origins of internal displacement -- The emergence of assistance and protection norms towards IDPs -- The United Nations institutional response -- I…
Today, there are over 40 million conflict-induced internally displaced persons (IDPs) globally, almost double the number of refugees. Yet, IDPs are protected only by the soft-law Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement at the global level. Instead of a dedicated internationa…