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Ten Myths about the Responsibility to Protect : A Realist Critique

in D. Whetham and B. J. Strawser (ed.), Responsibilities to Protect : Perspectives in Theory and Practice, Brill / Nijhoff, 2015, p. 80-100.


The concept of “responsibility to protect” (R2P) is one of the most cited on the international stage in the early twenty-first century, and its popularity is often at the expense of accuracy. More often cited than understood, R2P gives rise to a number of misconceptions. This chapter exposes the main ones.

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