The Language of the Protection of Civilians Mandate and the Primary Responsibility of the State: A Legal Norm for Peace and Security

Abstract When the Security Council mandates protection of civilians mandate in UN peacekeeping missions, it inadvertently forms an obligation on States involved with peace missions. To affirm concept State sovereignty, constantly references ‘the primary responsibility to protect’ within their resolutions. This developing norm, beginning mandate, is expansion existing obligations under ihl and ihrl . Within text resolutions there that who are a party niac responsible for security. Therefore, force should be used security, rather than “triumphing” conflict or entrenching power. As such, can achieve its when governments take all reasonable steps conclude conflict, any hostilities civilian areas by very nature breach State’s protect own civilians.