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The responsability to protect and the Uniting for Peace Resolution
The Rwanda genocide during the 1990s showed the failure of the international community to prevent mass atrocities and save civilians’ lives. The current movement toward advancing the Responsibility to Protect Resolution has grown out of recognition of the global community’s insufficient response to...
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| author | Elsharkawy, Dina Youssef |
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| description | The Rwanda genocide during the 1990s showed the failure of the international community to prevent mass atrocities and save civilians’ lives. The current movement toward advancing the Responsibility to Protect Resolution has grown out of recognition of the global community’s insufficient response to the 20th century mass atrocities. As a result the concept of R2P was born during that time in order to save people from crimes against humanity and genocide. However, since the 1990s until today crimes and violence against civilians continue to occur. For example, the situation in several Arab countries and the attacks against civilians such as Libya and Syria lead us to question concepts such as the responsibility to protect and humanitarian intervention. This thesis explores the concept of R2P within the UN system. This paper argues that R2P resolution should be done within the UN as it is an international organization which should have the authority to apply the concept of R2P. The problem is that within the UN Security Council the five permanent members maintain undue control because of their veto power. All countries in the UN should participate in deciding whether it is urgent and useful to intervene in a country to save its civilians or not. The thesis mainly evaluates the Uniting for Peace Resolution as a way to overcome the 5 Permanent members veto power. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-1981 The responsability to protect and the Uniting for Peace Resolution Elsharkawy, Dina Youssef The Rwanda genocide during the 1990s showed the failure of the international community to prevent mass atrocities and save civilians’ lives. The current movement toward advancing the Responsibility to Protect Resolution has grown out of recognition of the global community’s insufficient response to the 20th century mass atrocities. As a result the concept of R2P was born during that time in order to save people from crimes against humanity and genocide. However, since the 1990s until today crimes and violence against civilians continue to occur. For example, the situation in several Arab countries and the attacks against civilians such as Libya and Syria lead us to question concepts such as the responsibility to protect and humanitarian intervention. This thesis explores the concept of R2P within the UN system. This paper argues that R2P resolution should be done within the UN as it is an international organization which should have the authority to apply the concept of R2P. The problem is that within the UN Security Council the five permanent members maintain undue control because of their veto power. All countries in the UN should participate in deciding whether it is urgent and useful to intervene in a country to save its civilians or not. The thesis mainly evaluates the Uniting for Peace Resolution as a way to overcome the 5 Permanent members veto power. 2013-06-01T07:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/982 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1981/viewcontent/Dina_20youssef_20elsharkawy_20thesis.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain United tions Responsibility to protect (Intertiol law) |
| spellingShingle | United tions Responsibility to protect (Intertiol law) Elsharkawy, Dina Youssef The responsability to protect and the Uniting for Peace Resolution |
| title | The responsability to protect and the Uniting for Peace Resolution |
| title_full | The responsability to protect and the Uniting for Peace Resolution |
| title_fullStr | The responsability to protect and the Uniting for Peace Resolution |
| title_full_unstemmed | The responsability to protect and the Uniting for Peace Resolution |
| title_short | The responsability to protect and the Uniting for Peace Resolution |
| title_sort | responsability to protect and the uniting for peace resolution |
| topic | United tions Responsibility to protect (Intertiol law) |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/982 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1981/viewcontent/Dina_20youssef_20elsharkawy_20thesis.pdf |
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