From Atrocity Crimes to Human Rights
Expanding the Focus of the Responsibility to Protect
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12960633 |
|---|---|
| Authors | KIRSTEN AINLEY (0000-0003-1833-2727, London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 243-266 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-06 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Responsibility to Protect (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1875-984X • E-ISSN: 1875-9858 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/1875984x-00903003 |
| OpenAlex | W2590494683 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
The Responsibility to Protect ( R2P ) was envisaged by its authors to encompass a wide range of human rights protections. In order to gain state support for the idea of the R2P , its focus was narrowed to the protection of populations from atrocity crimes. This article challenges the ‘atrocity lens’, arguing that the restricted focus is both practically and conceptually flawed. Practically, it has failed to inspire action in situations where there were good reasons to believe that atrocities were occurring. Conceptually, it has led to a counterproductive focus in R2P implementation on conflict and on particular actors within conflict. The article therefore explores the possibilities and implications of stretching the focus of R2P back to the broader vision found within the iciss report. It concludes that there are significant potential benefits to adopting a ‘human rights lens’ if states are willing to fulfil their pillars one and two responsibilities
Action (physics · Focus (optics · Genocide · Human rights · International human rights law · International law · Law and economics · Political science · Responsibility to Protect · Sociology · State (computer science · Computer Science · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security
| Citations per year | 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |