The Responsibility of the International Community to Protect Syrian Citizens

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dc.contributor.advisorFarrow, Trevor C. W.
dc.creatorBdiwi, Ghuna
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-28T15:07:58Z
dc.date.available2015-08-28T15:07:58Z
dc.date.copyright2014-12-02
dc.date.issued2015-08-28
dc.date.updated2015-08-28T15:07:58Z
dc.degree.disciplineLaw
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameLLM - Master of Laws
dc.description.abstractThe responsibility to protect (R2P) doctrine allows the international community to intervene for humanitarian purposes in events of massive violations of human rights. However, the legality of humanitarian intervention has received considerable critical attention because of its direct conflict with two fundamental norms in international law: the prohibition of the use of force, and the principle of state sovereignty. In Syria, mass atrocity crimes are escalating on a daily basis. Until now, international efforts have failed to find a peaceful formula to stop the crisis. International law allows the Security Council to authorize humanitarian intervention under the power of Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. Politically, however, the Security Council is deadlocked. This study concludes that humanitarian intervention is illegal or, at best, its legality is ambiguous. The research stresses the need to re-evaluate the international legal norms to respond to overwhelming humanitarian necessity.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/29951
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectInternational law
dc.subject.keywordsSyrian
dc.subject.keywordsResponsibility to Protect (R2P)
dc.subject.keywordsHumanitarian Intervention
dc.subject.keywordsInternational Law
dc.subject.keywordsStrategic and Political Situation
dc.titleThe Responsibility of the International Community to Protect Syrian Citizens
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US

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