REVISITING THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT AS AN INTERNATIONAL NORM

The purpose of the paper is to revisit origin principle responsibility protect (R2P) focusing on few cases and reflecting troubled journey that it has made maneuvering its structural constraints posed by hegemonic powers geopolitical manipulations, employing historical methods in tracking evolution. inter-state aggression during Cold War, largely gave way war violence within, after end it, rather than between, states. There were two opposing views at United Nations (UN): those who supported right humanitarian intervention viewed such a doctrine as an infringement upon national sovereignty. In this regard, R2P remains developing and, absence definitive state practice area means states wanting intervene foreign populations from atrocities are left without clear legal justification for action. UN Security Council authorisation, use force under banner contentious. Lastly, discusses prospects will have future manipulations still present.