World order - Contemporary issues

Question 1

what is the responsibility to protect

Answer 1

a principle in international law that recognises aims to uphold national autonomy whilst obligating the international community to cooperate and respond to situations of gross humanitarian abuse

Question 2

why the R2P developed

Answer 2

developed in 2005 at the UN world summit as a response to the 1994 Rwandan genocide
- represents the intl communities “collection responsibility to protect human populations” (jennifer walsh UN, 2005)

Question 3

how does R2P help world order

Answer 3

effective in preventing genocide in libya 2011 where the UNSC passed resolution 1973 on colonel gaddafi who surrendered in 48 hours

Question 4

CONS of R2P

Answer 4

seen limited use since libya due to NATOS implementation of a ‘no fly zone’ under operation unified protector which ‘overstepped mandate’ and resulted in the death pf 72 civilians
“r2p rip” (NYT article)
“shattered” (mina al oraibi, foreign policy)

Question 5

regional and global situations that threaten world peace

Question 6

the success of global cooperation

Question 7

rules regarding the conduct of hostilities