United Nations peacekeeping has undergone radical transformation in the new millennium.
Where it once was limited in scope and based firmly on consent of all parties, contemporary …

Resolution 1973, which authorised military intervention in Libya, marked the first time that
the United Nations Security Council explicitly mandated the use of force against a …

Christopher Hobson (2022), echoed by Aidan Hehir (2024) in this forum, levelled a fairly
broadsided critique of the 'moral untouchability'of Responsibility to Protect (R2P). The gist of …

Far from having faded away, ten years after its formal adoption, the responsibility to protect
(R2P), is arguably more relevant than ever. In the current overall context of protection crises …

This essay argues that despite the Russian regime's clampdown on civil society and
apparent desire to defy the judgements of the European Court of Human Rights, there are …

Die internationale Ordnung basiert darauf, dass die Staaten sowohl souverän als auch
verantwortlich sind. Staaten sind nach außen hin unabhängig, allerdings nur bis hin zu den …

Germany has accepted the unique responsibility arising from its history. The avoidance of
war and violence in international relations, the prevention of genocide and severe violations …

Ever since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted, the tension between
human rights and state sovereignty has shaped the debates about global order. 1 Self …

Recent conflicts over liberal conceptions of international order have reinvigorated the
debate about the possibilities of global governance. Are liberal norms and rules such as the …

The principle of Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) epitomises an answer to gross and systemic
violations of human rights. Nonetheless, the implementation of RtoP is not a given and …