Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed … Something Blue? The Protection Potential of a Marriage of Concepts between R2P and IDP Protection

Bibliographic Data

ID17812249
AuthorsErin Mooney (corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume2
Issue1
Pages60-85
Publication date2010-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobal Responsibility to Protect (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1875-984X • E-ISSN: 1875-9858
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/187598410x12602515137374
OpenAlexW2014806874
LanguageEN
Citations received3

Recent proposals pin hopes on the 'responsibility to protect' (R2P) as holding tremendous promise for the protection of internally displaced persons (IDPs). This essay examines the relationship between R2P and IDP protection and explores the protection potential – and possible limitations – of marrying these two concepts. It traces their shared normative underpinnings, the historical roots of which run deep, and considers the added value that R2P can bring. It then reviews how the central tenets of R2P borrowed and built upon the conceptual framework that was crafted and cultivated over the preceding decade to guide international efforts for the protection of IDPs. Finally, it considers how R2P holds a potential key to unlock and unblock some of the persistent obstacles to an effective UN response for securing protection for IDPs, at least in certain situations when prompt protective action is particularly critical. The conclusion is that R2P and IDP protection are a good match overall, considering not only their commonalities and thus natural compatibility, but also the important ways in which they differ and can complement one another to ensure a more comprehensive protection response

Human rights · Law and economics · Normative · Political science · Responsibility to Protect · Sociology · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Global Security and Public Health · Human Rights and Development · Law

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