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Critical Perspectives on the Responsibility to Protect: Interrogating Theory and Practice book cover

1st Edition

Critical Perspectives on the Responsibility to Protect Interrogating Theory and Practice

Edited By Philip Cunliffe Copyright 2011
160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge
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This edited volume critically examines the widely supported doctrine of the 'Responsibility to Protect', and investigates the claim that it embodies progressive values in international politics. Since the United Nations World Summit of 2005, a remarkable consensus has emerged in support of the doctrine of the ‘responsibility to protect’ (R2P) – the idea that states and the international... Read more

Introduction Philip Cunliffe  Part 1: The Responsibility to Protect: History and Politics  2. The Skeleton in the Closet: The Responsibility to Protect in History Noam Chomsky  3. Understanding the Gap between the Promise and Reality of the Responsibility to Protect David Chandler  4. The Responsibility to Protect and the End of the Western Century Tara McCormack  Part 2: The Responsibility to Protect: International Law and Order  5. A Dangerous Duty: Power, Paternalism and the Global ‘Duty of Care’ Philip Cunliffe  6. Responsibility to Peace: A Critique of R2P Mary Ellen O'Connell  7. The Responsibility to Protect and International Law Aidan Hehir  Part 3: The Responsibility to Protect in Africa  8. The Irresponsibility of the Responsibility to Protect in Africa Adam Branch  9. Responsibility to Protect or Right to Punish? Mahmood Mamdani

Biography

Philip Cunliffe is a lecturer in the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Kent, Canterbury

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