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Responsibility to Protect in the Use of Force

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DOI: 10.23977/polsr.2024.050209 | Downloads: 6 | Views: 105

Author(s)

Shuai Ren 1

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1 College of Law, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2600, Australia

Corresponding Author

Shuai Ren

ABSTRACT

The concept of the "Responsibility to Protect" was introduced by the UN Security Council when it took on the important issue of safeguarding human rights in the world. The emergence and development of this concept means that the international community has begun to treat the protection of human rights and security of citizens in armed conflict more profoundly and systematically. However, since the international community has not institutionalized the specific content and initiation procedures of the "Responsibility to Protect", it has been widely discussed that the "Responsibility to Protect" is the reason for the UN Security Council to authorize member states to take all necessary measures, including force. This article will reflect on the "Responsibility to Protect" through a discussion of how to deal with the relationship between the responsibility to protect and respect for sovereignty, how to allow permanent members to use their veto prudently in this regard, and how to limit the excessive use of force within the framework of the responsibility to protect.

KEYWORDS

Responsibility to Protect; The United Nations Security Council; Use of force; Human Rights Protection

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Shuai Ren, Responsibility to Protect in the Use of Force. Journal of Political Science Research (2024) Vol. 5: 81-87. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/DOI: 10.23977/polsr.2024.050209.

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