Police-Building and the Responsibility to Protect - Civil Society, Gender and Human Rights Culture in Oceania

This book examines how the UN and states provide assistance for the police services of developing states to help them meet their human rights obligations to their citizens, under the responsibility to protect (R2P) norms.

List of contents

Preface Part I: The Global Context of Police-building Introduction 1: States, Sovereignty and R2P 2: Police-building around the World Part II: Case Studies of Interventions 3: Oceania, Intervention and 'Police-building' 4: Police-building in Timor Leste: Building the PNTL 5: Police-Building and R2P in Timor-Leste 6: Police-building in Solomon Islands: RAMSI and the RSIPF 7: Police-Building and R2P in the Solomon Islands 8: Police-building in Papua New Guinea: Australian Aid to the RPNCG 9: Police-Building and R2P in PNG Part III: Conclusions 10: Police-building and R2P in Oceania

About the author

Charles Hawksley is Senior Lecturer in the Politics Program in the School of History and Politics, University of Wollongong, Australia.
Nichole Georgeou is Lecturer in International Development and Global Studies, Australian Catholic University, and author of Neoliberalism, Development, and Aid Volunteering (Routledge 2012).

Summary

This book examines how the UN and states provide assistance for the police services of developing states to help them meet their human rights obligations to their citizens, under the responsibility to protect (R2P) norms.

Product details

• Authors: Nichole Georgeou, Nichole (Australian Catholic University) Georgeou, Charles Hawksley, Charles (University of Wollongong Hawksley, Charles Georgeou Hawksley, Charles/ Georgeou Hawksley
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 02.01.2026
• EAN: 9780415729321
• ISBN: 978-0-415-72932-1
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Global Politics and the Responsibility to Protect; Global Politics and the Responsibility to Protect
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education