"Examines the evolution of the international community's understanding and commitment to the concept of 'humanitarian protection, ' focusing on the inconsistencies inherent in responses from Rwanda to Katrina in order to demonstrate the challenges and limitations of protecting f…
"Examines the evolution of the international community's understanding and commitment to the concept of 'humanitarian protection, ' focusing on the inconsistencies inherent in responses from Rwanda to Katrina in order to demonstrate the challenges and limitations of protecting f…
Contemporary scenes of human conflict, cruelty and catastrophe have prompted calls for the international community to intervene in defence of our common humanity. At the same time, the 2003 US-led military intervention in Iraq to oust a domestic tyrant, Saddam Hussein, has gener…
Theorising the responsibility to protect
"One of the most important developments in world politics in the last decade has been the spread of the twin ideas that state sovereignty comes with responsibilities - both domestic and international - as well as privileges, and that there exists a global responsibility to prote…
"One of the most important developments in world politics in the last decade has been the spread of the idea that state sovereignty comes with responsibilities as well as privileges, and that there exists a global responsibility to protect people threatened by mass atrocities. T…
This Handbook offers a comprehensive examination of the Responsibility to Protect norm in world politics, which aims to end mass atrocities against civilians. The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) is amongst the most significant norms in global politics. As the authoritative guide…
"In Blue Helmets and Black Markets, Peter Andreas traces the interaction between these formal front-stage and informal backstage activities, arguing that this created and sustained a criminalized war economy and prolonged the conflict in a manner that served various interests on…