Bellamy, Alex J., 1975-

Responsibility to protect : the global effort to end mass atrocities / Alex J. Bellamy. - Cambridge : Polity Press, 2009. - xiv, 249 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-235) and index.

Sovereignty and human rights -- The International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty -- The 2005 World Summit -- Prevention -- Reaction -- Rebuilding.

This work charts the emergence of the international principle of'Responsibility to Protect', from its origins in a doctrine of sovereignty as responsibility through debates about the legitimacy of humanitarian intervention and the findings of a prominent international commission.

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Humanitarian intervention.
International relations.
Humanitarian intervention--Moral and ethical aspects.
International relations--Moral and ethical aspects.
Peace-building--International cooperation.