Responsibility to protect : tensions between sovereignty and security

Responsibility to protect : tensions between sovereignty and security

Responsibility to Protect was invoked to justify international intervention in Libya. But fundamental tensions were exposed in operationalising it since “failed” states are not necessarily weak states. Nevertheless, RtoP requires a reframing of conceptions of sovereignty. There are implications for...

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Main Authors: Desker, Barry, Ng, Joel
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2012
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DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94880
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7885
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-948802020-11-01T06:56:25Z Responsibility to protect : tensions between sovereignty and security Desker, Barry Ng, Joel S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science Responsibility to Protect was invoked to justify international intervention in Libya. But fundamental tensions were exposed in operationalising it since “failed” states are not necessarily weak states. Nevertheless, RtoP requires a reframing of conceptions of sovereignty. There are implications for ASEAN. 2012-05-11T07:01:42Z 2019-12-06T19:03:53Z 2012-05-11T07:01:42Z 2019-12-06T19:03:53Z 2011 2011 Commentary Barry Desker., & Ng, J. (2011). Responsibility to protect : tensions between sovereignty and security. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 142). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94880 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7885 en RSIS Commentaries ; 142-11 2 p. application/pdf
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Responsibility to protect : tensions between sovereignty and security
description Responsibility to Protect was invoked to justify international intervention in Libya. But fundamental tensions were exposed in operationalising it since “failed” states are not necessarily weak states. Nevertheless, RtoP requires a reframing of conceptions of sovereignty. There are implications for ASEAN.
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title Responsibility to protect : tensions between sovereignty and security
title_short Responsibility to protect : tensions between sovereignty and security
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