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In reply to the discussion: Putin Tells Obama Russia Will Act In Case of Ukraine Violence [View all]pampango
(24,692 posts)30. People being protected from their own government by foreign intervention is the essence
of the UN's Responsibility to Protect. The UN standard, though, requires proof that genocide or mass atrocities are already occurring. It is not preventative in nature. And it requires the consent of the Security Council.
Putin's interpretation of R2P will open the door to its early and more frequent use to prevent atrocities from ever happening. I had no idea that Putin was such a proponent of the use of foreign militaries to protect citizens from their own governments.
Prevention requires apportioning responsibility to and promoting collaboration between concerned States and the international community. The duty to prevent and halt genocide and mass atrocities lies first and foremost with the State, but the international community has a role that cannot be blocked by the invocation of sovereignty. Sovereignty no longer exclusively protects States from foreign interference; it is a charge of responsibility where States are accountable for the welfare of their people. This principle is enshrined in article 1 of the Genocide Convention and embodied in the principle of sovereignty as responsibility and in the concept of the Responsibility to Protect.
The three pillars of the responsibility to protect, as stipulated in the Outcome Document of the 2005 United Nations World Summit (A/RES/60/1, para. 138-140) and formulated in the Secretary-General's 2009 Report (A/63/677) on Implementing the Responsibility to Protect are:
http://www.un.org/en/preventgenocide/adviser/responsibility.shtml
The three pillars of the responsibility to protect, as stipulated in the Outcome Document of the 2005 United Nations World Summit (A/RES/60/1, para. 138-140) and formulated in the Secretary-General's 2009 Report (A/63/677) on Implementing the Responsibility to Protect are:
1. The State carries the primary responsibility for protecting populations from genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing, and their incitement;
2. The international community has a responsibility to encourage and assist States in fulfilling this responsibility;
3. The international community has a responsibility to use appropriate diplomatic, humanitarian and other means to protect populations from these crimes. If a State is manifestly failing to protect its populations, the international community must be prepared to take collective action to protect populations, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.
http://www.un.org/en/preventgenocide/adviser/responsibility.shtml
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The solution would be to offer them refugee status and let them into Russia--
TwilightGardener
Mar 2014
#1
Vlad wants to take care of them--he's willing to INVADE to protect them.
TwilightGardener
Mar 2014
#3
That's nuts! These are folks who were arbitrarily segregated by an artificial international border
riderinthestorm
Mar 2014
#13
Are they Russians, or Ukrainians? And who is harming them to the extent
TwilightGardener
Mar 2014
#15
The Russians in Crimea are technically Ukrainian but ethnically consider themselves Russian
riderinthestorm
Mar 2014
#32
The Tatars are in deep shee-ite, no one's coming to their defense, they'll just
TwilightGardener
Mar 2014
#33
We don't disagree however I'll bet there are folks that are going to be stuck in the middle
riderinthestorm
Mar 2014
#34
There may be retribution for either side depending on how it's resolved--
TwilightGardener
Mar 2014
#37
Can you provide proof of the Trail of Tears in this case? Has any group been
TwilightGardener
Mar 2014
#18
Who do we talk to about getting this Russian media propaganda off this site? It's gotten out of
okaawhatever
Mar 2014
#49
So your're advocating for the forced annexation of ethnic Ukranians? It's not okay to move the
okaawhatever
Mar 2014
#42
Well, since it's been less than a week since the transitional government
TwilightGardener
Mar 2014
#6
Apparently those who only read Russian Times and RIA haven't been told the truth. Ditto the Putin
okaawhatever
Mar 2014
#43
Thanks, newthinking, for mentioning that oposition parties were quickly outlawed.
another_liberal
Mar 2014
#21
Be careful with the truth around here. Some only believe what the official Putin press tells them.nt
okaawhatever
Mar 2014
#44
the protests began when the President was due to sign the EU AA agreement. It was Yanukovych
okaawhatever
Mar 2014
#45
You do realize they put Svoboda in charge of the defense ministry right?
SolutionisSolidarity
Mar 2014
#51
OK, it's just that earlier you seemed to imply that they were being maligned unfairly as NAZIs.
SolutionisSolidarity
Mar 2014
#56
We do not like it but I suspect that Putin is doing this to keep "our" troops from going into a
jwirr
Mar 2014
#26
People being protected from their own government by foreign intervention is the essence
pampango
Mar 2014
#30
you think he won't go after the Baltics after this? It's one of the few ways opposing forces can get
okaawhatever
Mar 2014
#46
There were several foreign policy experts saying they thought Putin would create
okaawhatever
Mar 2014
#48