Intervention in Libya

The Responsibility to Protect in North Africa
Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-1-108-47706-2
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 362 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

The 2011 crisis in Libya represents the first case in which the international community invoked 'the Responsibility to Protect' principle, adopted in 2005 by UN member states, to justify coercive measures including sanctions and the use of military force. In this study, Karin Wester meticulously reconstructs and analyzes the evolution of the Libyan crisis, the international community's response, and the manner in which the 'Responsibility to Protect' was applied. Drawing on a wide variety of primary sources including in-depth interviews with politicians and diplomats, this comprehensive account of the 2011 intervention in Libya redresses popular narratives asserting that the intervention was driven primarily by western (neo-colonial) interests or by a desire for regime change. Instead, Wester reveals how the 'Responsibility to Protect' principle was realized to a considerable extent, but also how it provided a highly fragile basis for military enforcement action. Incorporating perspectives from international law, political science and history, this is a compelling and thought-provoking examination of the real-world application of a principle that is deeply rooted in history but presents daunting challenges in implementation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wester, Karin

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Vereinte Nationen, UN Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. The origin of the Responsibility to Protect; 2. Authority based on protection in a historical context; 3. Libya and the era of Qadhafi's rule; 4. The Libyan uprising and the international response, February 15–26, 2011; 5. The Libyan uprising and the international response, February 26–March 17, 2011; 6. Operation Odyssey Dawn; 7. Operation Unified Protector, NATO, and the UN; 8. A divided international community confronts a divided Libya; 9. Lessons to be learned; Epilogue.

Über Autor(innen)

Wester, Karin
Karin Wester is the Strategic Policy Advisor for the Middle East and North Africa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. Receiving her Ph.D. in International Law from the University of Amsterdam, she has worked as a diplomat for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands for over twenty years, focusing on multilateral cooperation, human rights, peace and security, and the Middle East. She has served, amongst other places, at the Permanent Mission of the Netherlands to the United Nations in New York, the EU Desk, and at the Department of Humanitarian Aid and Reconstruction.