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The Regionalization of the Responsibility to Protect

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The Responsibility to Protect and the Third Pillar

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With the crises in the Côte d’Ivoire, Libya and Syria, the debates surrounding the developing concept of the Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) have shifted from the content of the norm toward its operationalization. Within these cases the operationalization has focused predominantly on the third pillar approach and the use of force to resolve the crises on the ground. The use of force in these cases has however re-ignited debates around the RtoP and its implementation, and the norm has entered a phase of re-contestation. The variation in the acceptance and implementation of the RtoP in differing regions highlights what Bellamy and Williams (2011) term the “gatekeeper role” of regional organizations — a role that is also highlighted by the divergent opinions as to what constitutes legitimate action under the RtoP.

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Seaman, K. (2015). The Regionalization of the Responsibility to Protect. In: Fiott, D., Koops, J. (eds) The Responsibility to Protect and the Third Pillar. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137364401_5

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