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Debating the Future of the ‘Responsibility to Protect’

The Evolution of a Moral Norm

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  • © 2016

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  1. Pinar Gözen Ercan

    1. Iktisadi ve Idari Bilimler Fakultesi, Hacettepe Universitesi Iktisadi ve Idari Bilimler Fakultesi, Ankara, Turkey

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction

    • Pınar Gözen Ercan
    Pages 1-14

  3. Shifting the Terms of the Debate: From Humanitarian Intervention to the Responsibility to Protect

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. Humanitarian Intervention and the Path to R2P

      • Pınar Gözen Ercan
      Pages 17-35

    3. International Law and the ‘Right to Intervene’

      • Pınar Gözen Ercan
      Pages 37-54

  4. The Path to an International Norm?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
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    2. Tracing the Process

      • Pınar Gözen Ercan
      Pages 57-84

    3. Upholding the Responsibility?

      • Pınar Gözen Ercan
      Pages 85-104

  5. To Protect or Not to Protect?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
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    2. The Way Forward

      • Pınar Gözen Ercan
      Pages 107-142

    3. Conclusion: One’s Reality, Another’s Illusion

      • Pınar Gözen Ercan
      Pages 143-149

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 151-202
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About this book

This study examines the relevance of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) in responding to humanitarian challenges across the world. In proposing a number of revisionist alternatives, Ercan proposes a way forward for R2P, particularly regarding its Second and Third Pillars. Despite the debate shifting from a right to intervene towards a responsibility to protect, the conceptual and systemic limitations imposed on R2P via its institutionalisation have hampered its ability to consolidate change. In light of this, Ercan argues that R2P cannot make a positive contribution towards changing the international system without first being equipped with new powers.

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“Responsibility to protect vulnerable populations is a fundamental issue of our time and consequently Ercan’s analysis on the future of R2P is a critical contribution, of interest to scholars and practitioners both. … Ercan makes a valuable case on the evolution of the moral norm and reforms that could make R2P more relevant and effective.” (Timea Spitka, International Affairs, Vol. 93 (1), 2017)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Iktisadi ve Idari Bilimler Fakultesi, Hacettepe Universitesi Iktisadi ve Idari Bilimler Fakultesi, Ankara, Turkey

    Pinar Gözen Ercan

About the author

Dr Pinar Gözen Ercan is an assistant professor at the Department of International Relations of Hacettepe University, Turkey. Her primary research interests include humanitarian intervention, the Responsibility to Protect (R2P), human rights, international law, and theories of International Relations. She is the author of The Territorial Sea Issue in Greek-Turkish Relations (2009).

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