Master's thesis 2020: no subtitle
Author
Vienberg, Robin
Term
4. term
Publication year
2020
Submitted on
2020-05-27
Pages
46
Abstract
This thesis examines whether and how the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine has reinterpreted state sovereignty, humanitarian intervention, and human rights, or whether it amounts to a diluted restatement of existing law. Tracing R2P’s development from the ICISS report to the 2005 World Summit and the UN Security Council’s role, and outlining its three pillars and key critiques, the study adopts a qualitative approach that links theory on sovereignty, humanitarian intervention, and human rights to three cases: the NATO-led intervention in Libya (2011), the Kenyan crisis (2007/2008), and the Syrian civil war (from 2011). The analysis is guided by two questions: whether the Libya operation signaled that R2P effectively replaced traditional humanitarian intervention by conferring greater legality and legitimacy, and whether the contrasting handling of Kenya and Syria indicates that R2P only functions when great-power politics do not interfere. The excerpt does not include final findings, but the study aims to clarify R2P’s practical capacity to align international norms and protect populations.
Dette speciale undersøger, om og hvordan doktrinen Responsibility to Protect (R2P) har omfortolket statssuverænitet, humanitær intervention og menneskerettigheder, eller om den blot udgør en udvandet gentagelse af eksisterende ret. Med udgangspunkt i R2P’s tilblivelse fra ICISS-rapporten til Verdens-topmødet i 2005 og Sikkerhedsrådets rolle samt de tre søjler og centrale kritikpunkter, anvender studiet en kvalitativ tilgang, der kobler teori om suverænitet, humanitær intervention og menneskerettigheder med tre cases: NATO-interventionen i Libyen (2011), krisen i Kenya (2007/2008) og borgerkrigen i Syrien (fra 2011). Analysen styres af to spørgsmål: om interventionen i Libyen indikerer, at R2P i praksis har afløst klassisk humanitær intervention via øget legitimitet og legalitet, og om de kontrasterende forløb i Kenya og Syrien viser, at R2P kun virker, når stormagtsrelationer ikke griber ind. Uddraget indeholder ikke endelige resultater, men studiet søger at belyse R2P’s evne til at samle internationale normer og beskytte befolkninger i praksis.
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Keywords
10th semeter ; 2020 ; AAU