THEORISING THE RESPONSABILITY TO PROTECT

One of the most important developments in world politics in the last decade has been the spread of the idea that state sovereignty c omes with responsibilities as well as privileges, and that there exists a global responsibility to protect people threatened by mass atrocities. The principle of the Responsibility to Protect is an acknowledgment by all who live in zones of safety of a duty of car e towards those in zones of danger. Thakur and Maley argue that this principle has not been discussed sufficiently in the context of interna...[Llegir més]