Sharing responsibility: The history and future of protection from atrocities

The idea that states share a responsibility to shield people everywhere from atrocities is presently under threat. Despite some early twenty-first century successes, including the 2005 United Nations endorsement of the Responsibility to Protect, the project has been placed into jeopardy due to catastrophes in such places as Syria, Myanmar, and Yemen; resurgent nationalism; and growing global antagonism. In Sharing Responsibility, Associate Professor Luke Glanville seeks to diagnose the current crisis in international protection by exploring its long and troubled history. The project of safeguarding vulnerable populations can undoubtedly devolve into blame shifting and hypocrisy, but can also spark effective burden sharing among nations. Associate Professor Glanville considers the extent to which states have embraced their responsibilities, and what might lead them to do so more reliably in the future.

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Author
Associate Professor Luke Glanville

Published date
2021