The Responsibility to Protect: From Promise to Practice

ISBN-13: 9781509512430 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 324 str.

Alex J. Bellamy; Edward C. Luck

Opis

In 2005, the international community made a landmark commitment to prevent mass atrocities by unanimously adopting the UN s Responsibility to Protect (R2P) principle. As often as not, however, R2P has failed to translate into decisive action.

Recenzje

"This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to curb atrocity crimes. Getting beyond endless debates about theory, the authors draw innovative lessons from a decade of international and national practice in implementing 'the Responsibility to Protect.' This was one of my chief priorities as Secretary-General, and Professor Luck, as my Special Adviser, was the architect of my three-pillar strategy for prevention and protection. I know that there is nothing easy about trying to protect populations and prevent atrocity crimes, but I also know from experience that it can and must be done. With vivid prose and the keen insight of practitioners, Professors Bellamy and Luck tell us how. Every official, advocate, humanitarian, analyst, scholar, and student should read this timely and masterly account. It points the way to a more secure and humane future." H. E. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, 2007-2016

Spis treści

• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• 1. R2P as Principle and Policy
• 2. R2P in World Politics
• 3. Unexpected Challenges and Opportunities
• 4. In Search of the International Community
• 5. The Domestic Dimensions
• 6. The Challenge of Prevention
• 7. Making a Difference: Lessons from Experience
• Conclusion

O autorze

Alex J. Bellamy is Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect and Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Queensland.w Edward C. Luck is Arnold A. Saltzman Professor of Professional Practice and Director of the Specialization in International Conflict Resolution, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University.