THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT IN THE CURRENT WORLD ORDER
THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT IN THE CURRENT WORLD ORDER

Summary/Abstract: The imperative norms of international law represent concepts that have crystallized in long historical periods, with the aim of regulating the conduct of states and other subjects of international law in such a way as to respond to the imperatives of maintaining peace and security throughout the world. It is well known that the ten fundamental principles have binding legal force and are superior to any other sources of international law. The violation of any imperative rule can be reported by any state, regardless of the context or conjuncture, and the only international court vested with the competence to judge such an approach is the International Court of Justice, according to the UN Charter. The question legitimately arises as to how a conflict in the application of such rules should be resolved, precisely because of their importance. The purpose of this study is to identify the principles of international law in correlation with the sovereignty of states and the responsibility to protect, which derives directly from the imperative to respect fundamental human rights and freedoms.

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