Responsibility to Protect

The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) is a global commitment that was endorsed by all member states of the United Nations in 2005 to set up a mechanism to prevent genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. The resources below, free to view, are curated by E-International Relations to aid in the research and understanding of the Responsibility to Protect.

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An explanation from the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect.

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R2P on E-International Relations

All the articles on E-International Relations about the Responsibility to Protect.

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Humanitarianism and the R2P doctrine

A conversation with Professor Gareth Evans

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Introduction to R2P

Jennifer Welsh, Co-Director, Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict, outlines the R2P in two minutes.

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Noam Chomsky on the R2P

A critical view of the R2P discussing its history, relationship to the UN Security Council and its use for military intervention.

Twenty Years On, Time for an Accountability System for the Protection of Civilians

Namie Di Razza discusses how the R2P's principles have developed throughout UN peacekeeping history.

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The International Criminal Court and The Responsibility to Protect

'Yale Courses' lecture by Ian Shapiro

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