Humanitarian interventions, responsibility to protect versus state sovereignty. The BRICS countries perspectives Cover Image

Humanitarian interventions, responsibility to protect versus state sovereignty. The BRICS countries perspectives
Humanitarian interventions, responsibility to protect versus state sovereignty. The BRICS countries perspectives

Author(s): Anca Ioana STĂNIŞTEANU, Marcela Mihaela Stanişte
Subject(s): Politics, International relations/trade
Published by: Presa Universitara Clujeana
Keywords: intervention; state sovereignty; R2P; BRICS

Summary/Abstract: The rise of emerging powers is challenging the current traditional world order dominated by the Western powers. Countries like the ones in the BRICS claim a greater role in the formulation of international politics and in the main international institutions based on their increased economic power. This paper aims to analyze their perspectives on humanitarian interventions and Responsibility to Protect. The BRICS are traditional countries in terms of state sovereignty and rejected the concept from the beginning (2001). In 2005, the five countries signed for the implementation of the concept and agree with the first two pillars of the concept, but disagree with the implementation of the third pillar, the actual military interventions

  • Issue Year: VI/2015
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 57-70
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English