CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2023
| Author | Zherajikj, Mateja |
|---|---|
| Title | Revealing the Double Standards: A Critique of the Inconsistent Application of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) through Case Studies of Libya and Syria |
| Summary | Responsibility to Protect (R2P) is an international norm that emerges to be simultaneously acclaimed and contested. After the failure to protect vulnerable populations in Srebrenica in 1995 and Rwanda in 1994, the international community was bound to converge and solidify their responsibility and desist from recurrence of such tragedies. Existing literature tackles political and legal limitations to R2P, along with the problematization of R2P, and what leads to its contestation, which this research reviews. However, this research’s aim is to investigate the inconsistency of applying R2P by analyzing the geopolitical and strategic interests of states. Drawing on case studies from Libya and Syria, the analysis focuses on the inconsistency of R2P, as well as the fragility of the UN, when faced to react to mass atrocities and the protection of vulnerable populations. By delving into the international community’s response and approach to the conflicts in Libya and Syria, the research identifies gaps, challenges, and selectiveness in the application of R2P. The analysis seeks to contribute to the contestation of state’s reaction and interests, rather than a contestation of the norm. |
| Supervisor | Strausz, Erzsebet |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2023/zherajikj_mateja.pdf |
Visit the CEU Library.
© 2007-2021, Central European University