Abstract
The doctrine of “responsibility to protect” obliges all states to protect populations from “atrocity crimes”—namely, genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and ethnic cleansing—under three “pillars” of protection. Pillar One requires a state to protect its own population from atrocity crimes. Pillar Two obliges the international community to help states to exercise this responsibility through diplomatic, humanitarian, and other peaceful means. When both of these approaches fail, states must pursue a “Pillar Three” strategy: the UN Security Council must “take collective action, in a timely and decisive manner.”
Highlights
The doctrine of “responsibility to protect”[1] obliges all states to protect populations from “atrocity crimes”— namely, genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and ethnic cleansing2—under three “pillars” of protection
The essay first outlines the obligation on states, under the responsibility to protect, to support the development of critical, societal capacities for atrocity prevention
It examines the concrete impact of Justice and Security Dialogue Project (JSD) on atrocity prevention,[7] providing examples of how non-state actors helped defuse local crises that could have led to atrocities
Summary
The doctrine of “responsibility to protect”[1] obliges all states to protect populations from “atrocity crimes”— namely, genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and ethnic cleansing2—under three “pillars” of protection. The essay first outlines the obligation on states, under the responsibility to protect, to support the development of critical, societal capacities for atrocity prevention It describes the evolution of JSD from its beginnings in Nepal to its current incarnations. It examines the concrete impact of JSD on atrocity prevention,[7] providing examples of how non-state actors helped defuse local crises that could have led to atrocities. It explains how tackling two key risk factors for atrocity crimes—a lack of rule of law and limited access to justice—support the building of societal resilience to atrocities
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