International authority and the responsibility to protect
Auteur :
Orford, Anne
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521199995
Date de publication :
20 janv. 2011
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
530 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The idea that states and the international community have a responsibility to protect populations has shaped debates about conflict prevention, humanitarian action, peacekeeping and territorial administration since 2001. This book offers a history, from Hobbes to the UN, of attempts to ground authority on the capacity to guarantee protection.