UN Security Council and Human Rights: An Inquiry into the Legal Foundations of the Responsibility to Protect in International Law
This article examines the legal basis for the concept of the responsibility to protect (R2P) in international law. Accordingly, the article attempts to determine the extent to which various elements of the concept have already been incorporated into existing international instruments as well as in c...
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| author | S. R. Subramanian |
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| description | This article examines the legal basis for the concept of the responsibility to protect (R2P) in international law. Accordingly, the article attempts to determine the extent to which various elements of the concept have already been incorporated into existing international instruments as well as in customary international law. It also ascertains the extent to which the concept has been accepted as a binding norm of international law, particularly in view of the burgeoning activities and resolutions concerning its use. The study analyses the existing provisions of major international instruments concerning the responsibility to protect, such as the Genocide Convention and Geneva Conventions, as interpreted by the International Court of Justice in its opinions. Finally, as part of the conclusion, the article evaluates the scope and limitations of the concept of R2P under international law. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2789b4eda5bd49d5aa8a48714b9e163f2022-12-22T01:21:42ZengUbiquity PressUtrecht Journal of International and European Law2053-53412022-06-0137110.5334/ujiel.471184UN Security Council and Human Rights: An Inquiry into the Legal Foundations of the Responsibility to Protect in International LawS. R. Subramanian0Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurThis article examines the legal basis for the concept of the responsibility to protect (R2P) in international law. Accordingly, the article attempts to determine the extent to which various elements of the concept have already been incorporated into existing international instruments as well as in customary international law. It also ascertains the extent to which the concept has been accepted as a binding norm of international law, particularly in view of the burgeoning activities and resolutions concerning its use. The study analyses the existing provisions of major international instruments concerning the responsibility to protect, such as the Genocide Convention and Geneva Conventions, as interpreted by the International Court of Justice in its opinions. Finally, as part of the conclusion, the article evaluates the scope and limitations of the concept of R2P under international law.https://www.utrechtjournal.org/articles/471responsibility to protectr2psovereigntyunited nationsun security councilsources of international lawgenocide conventionrome statute |
| spellingShingle | S. R. Subramanian UN Security Council and Human Rights: An Inquiry into the Legal Foundations of the Responsibility to Protect in International Law Utrecht Journal of International and European Law responsibility to protect r2p sovereignty united nations un security council sources of international law genocide convention rome statute |
| title | UN Security Council and Human Rights: An Inquiry into the Legal Foundations of the Responsibility to Protect in International Law |
| title_full | UN Security Council and Human Rights: An Inquiry into the Legal Foundations of the Responsibility to Protect in International Law |
| title_fullStr | UN Security Council and Human Rights: An Inquiry into the Legal Foundations of the Responsibility to Protect in International Law |
| title_full_unstemmed | UN Security Council and Human Rights: An Inquiry into the Legal Foundations of the Responsibility to Protect in International Law |
| title_short | UN Security Council and Human Rights: An Inquiry into the Legal Foundations of the Responsibility to Protect in International Law |
| title_sort | un security council and human rights an inquiry into the legal foundations of the responsibility to protect in international law |
| topic | responsibility to protect r2p sovereignty united nations un security council sources of international law genocide convention rome statute |
| url | https://www.utrechtjournal.org/articles/471 |
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