| August Newsletter Date: 08-2010 August Newsletter of the Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect now available
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| Semester II Seminar Series, 2010 Date: 07-2010 Seminar Series Flyer for Semester II, 2010
The Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect Seminar Series for Semester II, 2010 begins in August. Speakers this semester include Prof.... |
| Oxfam Conference in Nov 2010 Date: 07-2010 Oxfam Early Warning for Protection Conference, November 2010, Cambodia
Oxfam Australia will be holding an Early Warning conference in Phnom Penh on 3 - 4 November 2010. The conference, 'Early... |
What is the Responsibility to Protect?The Responsibility to Protect was adopted unanimously by world leaders at the 2005 World Summit in New York and was reaffirmed by the United Nations Security Council in Resolution 1674 (2006). The principle rests on three pillars: 1) The responsibility of the state to protect its own population from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, and from their incitement. 2) The commitment of the international community to assist states in meeting these obligations. 3) The responsibility of United Nations Member States to respond in a timely and decisive manner, using Chapters VI (Pacific Settlement of Disputes), VII (Action with Respect to Threats to the Peace), and VIII (Regional Arrangements) of the UN Charter as appropriate, when a state is manifestly failing to provide such protection.
For more information see: About_the_Responsibility_to_Protect - a brief introduction by the Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect |
