Responsibility to protect, NATO and the problem of who should intervene : reassessing the intervention in Libya
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2017
Citazione:
Responsibility to protect, NATO and the problem of who should intervene : reassessing the intervention in Libya / A. Carati. - In: GLOBAL CHANGE, PEACE & SECURITY. - ISSN 1478-1158. - 29:3(2017 Oct), pp. 293-309. [10.1080/14781158.2017.1384719]
Abstract:
One of the most challenging issues concerning the doctrine of the
Responsibility to Protect (R2P) is ‘who should intervene’ in case of
gross violations of human rights. After the intervention in Kosovo in
1999, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has been
increasingly considered a legitimate actor to fulfil the duty to
intervene for humanitarian reasons. In 2011, the first military
intervention inspired by the R2P in Libya reinforced the
appreciation of NATO as a viable enforcer of the doctrine. The
paper problematizes the idea that NATO could be a straightforward
solution to the problem of who should intervene. NATO’s
constitutive nature comprises aspects that are at odds with R2P as
a normative scheme. In this regard, the paper delves into three
aspects: (a) the controversial issue of ‘delegated authority’ from the
UN to NATO; (b) the tension between the universalistic character of
the R2P and the particularistic nature of NATO and (c) the military
nature of the alliance and its consequent focus on security/military
considerations that rarely, or just occasionally, match with
humanitarian concerns. Finally, the paper analyses the intervention
in Libya assessing the incongruities between NATO’s military
operations and the normative framework of R2P.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Responsibility to protect (R2P); humanitarian intervention; NATO; Libya
Elenco autori:
A. Carati
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