The Emperor&#039;s New Clothes?

Dr. Ekkehard Strauss

doi:10.5771/9783845214962

Summary

This publication attempts to assist the ongoing discussion on the operationalization of the responsibility to protect by the United Nations. After summarizing the negotiation process towards the agreement in the Summit Outcome Document, the practice of the application of the responsibility to protect by United Nations organs and other bodies since September 2005 is presented, before providing elements for a comprehensive review of existing United Nations capacities to prevent or halt genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. Finally, the publication proposes elements for an immediate strategy of the Secretary-General and the United Nations departments, funds and agencies to facilitate the application of the responsibility to protect in practice in the immediate future.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2009
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8329-4392-9
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-1496-2
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: The United Nations and Global Change
Volume: 2
Language: English
Pages: 144
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 4
Preface No access Pages 5 - 10
1. The responsibility to protect at the 2005 World Summit No access
2. 1. Establishment of the United Nations after World War II No access
  2. The International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS) No access
  3. The High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change No access
  4. In Larger Freedom No access
  5. Conclusions No access
3. 1. The three ‘dimensions’ to prevent, react and rebuild No access
  2. 1. The responsibility to protect populations from genocide No access
    2. The responsibility to protect populations from war crimes No access
    3. The responsibility to protect populations from crimes against humanity No access
    4. The responsibility to protect populations from ethnic cleansing No access
  3. The possible form and content of a norm on the responsibility to protect No access
  4. Conclusions No access
1. 1. Consideration in general debates and within the work of main Committees No access
  2. Conclusions No access
2. 1. 1. Consideration during discussions on the protection of civilians in armed conflict No access
    2. Conclusions No access
    3. Consideration in other thematic discussions No access
    4. Conclusions No access
  2. 1. Darfur No access
    2. Somalia No access
    3. Conclusions No access
3. 1. Public statements by the Secretary-General and senior officials No access
  2. The internal work of the Secretariat No access
  3. Conclusions No access
4. 1. The High-Level Mission on Darfur and its follow-up No access
  2. Conclusions No access
5. Advocacy of the responsibility to protect by civil society No access
1. 1. Possible scenario for the application of the responsibility to protect No access
  2. 1. 1. Early-warning capacities No access
      2. Early-action capacities No access
    2. 1. Civilian capacities No access
      2. Military and police capacities No access
    3. Existing capacities regarding the responsibility to rebuild No access
    4. Conclusions No access
2. 1. 1. The European Union No access
    2. The African Union No access
    3. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) No access
    4. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) No access
  2. Civil Society No access
3. 1. 1. United Nations action No access
    2. Conclusions No access
  2. 1. United Nations action No access
    2. Conclusions No access
  3. Myanmar No access
4. 1. Leadership opportunities for the Secretary-General No access
  2. Closing the commitment gap No access
  3. Closing the resource gap No access
Conclusion No access Pages 139 - 140
Bibliography No access Pages 141 - 144