Chiefs of State’s Immunity and the “Responsibility to Protect” Doctrine in the Context of the Revolutionary Activities with the MENA Cover Image

Imunitatea şefilor de stat şi doctrina „responsabilităţii de a proteja” în contextul mişcărilor revoluţionare din MENA
Chiefs of State’s Immunity and the “Responsibility to Protect” Doctrine in the Context of the Revolutionary Activities with the MENA

Author(s): Simona Ţuţuianu
Subject(s): International Law, Military history, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Editura Militară
Keywords: Middle East; Africa; intervention; responsibility; international law; immunity;

Summary/Abstract: The recent “revolutionary” explosions in the Middle East and North Africa prove once again that sovereignty cannot be absolute and the leader’s impunity tends to become a fiction. In early 2011, the outbreak of popular unrest in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to chase dictatorial leaders from power will certainly produce major legal consequences. This Paper addresses the most important ones concerning the international community’s intervention for humanitarian purposes, but also the related scenario of the use of force.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 3-4
  • Page Range: 91-98
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Romanian