Recognizing a Legal Responsibility

Recognizing a Legal Responsibility

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Today there exists a legal norm that declares the existence of a global responsibility to protect civilians from mass atrocities. Previous doctrines of non-intervention and permissibility were inadequate and demonstrated the need for a new outlook. From a commission proposal to international accepta...

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Main Author: Trusca, Alexandru
Other Authors: Macklem, Patrick
Language:en_ca
Published: 2011
Subjects:
International Law
Responsibility to Protect
R2P
legal norm
Libya
Arab Spring
0398
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/31614
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-OTU.1807-316142013-04-20T05:22:25ZRecognizing a Legal ResponsibilityTrusca, AlexandruInternational LawResponsibility to ProtectR2Plegal normLibyaArab Spring0398Today there exists a legal norm that declares the existence of a global responsibility to protect civilians from mass atrocities. Previous doctrines of non-intervention and permissibility were inadequate and demonstrated the need for a new outlook. From a commission proposal to international acceptance the doctrine of a responsibility to protect (R2P) developed quickly and legitimately. Recent events, especially the events in Libya during the Arab Spring, highlight the conceptual evolution of the norm and, more importantly, an international acceptance of its binding quality. Therefore, it is apparent R2P has achieved the status of a legal norm of international law.Macklem, Patrick2011-112012-01-02T19:50:17ZNO_RESTRICTION2012-01-02T19:50:17Z2012-01-02Thesishttp://hdl.handle.net/1807/31614en_ca
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topic International Law
Responsibility to Protect
R2P
legal norm
Libya
Arab Spring
0398
spellingShingle International Law
Responsibility to Protect
R2P
legal norm
Libya
Arab Spring
0398
Trusca, Alexandru
Recognizing a Legal Responsibility
description Today there exists a legal norm that declares the existence of a global responsibility to protect civilians from mass atrocities. Previous doctrines of non-intervention and permissibility were inadequate and demonstrated the need for a new outlook. From a commission proposal to international acceptance the doctrine of a responsibility to protect (R2P) developed quickly and legitimately. Recent events, especially the events in Libya during the Arab Spring, highlight the conceptual evolution of the norm and, more importantly, an international acceptance of its binding quality. Therefore, it is apparent R2P has achieved the status of a legal norm of international law.
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