Sub-regional organisations and the responsibility to protect: A case for the localisation and normative repatriation of sub-regional authority for coercive measures

SUMMARY The adoption of the responsibility to protect by United Nations General Assembly marked a key milestone in advancement human security and international protection rights. textual UNGA, however, was skewed favour world order as it existed at Charter Nations. Key among recommendations downplayed UNGA text is place regional sub-regional organisations implementation protect. consequence has been that have often sidelined their position on conflicts overlooked Security Council its authorisation R2P-related interventions. This article utilises differences between original R2P concept norm adopted well subsequent discourses state practice flowing from these argue for R2P's localisation African context normative repatriation authority adopt coercive measures under R2P. uses Economic Community West States illustrate potential implement when accorded requisite support. words: organisations; protect; localisation; repatriation; peace