Intervention in Libya - The Responsibility to Protect in North Africa

An original reconstruction of the evolution of and international diplomatic response to the 2011 Libyan crisis, which draws on a diverse range of sources including in-depth interviews with politicians and diplomats to understand the real-world application of the UN's 'Responsibility to Protect' principle.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. The origin of the Responsibility to Protect; 2. Authority based on protection in a historical context; 3. Libya and the era of Qadhafi's rule; 4. The Libyan uprising and the international response, February 15-26, 2011; 5. The Libyan uprising and the international response, February 26-March 17, 2011; 6. Operation Odyssey Dawn; 7. Operation Unified Protector, NATO, and the UN; 8. A divided international community confronts a divided Libya; 9. Lessons to be learned; Epilogue.

About the author

Karin Wester is the Strategic Policy Advisor for the Middle East and North Africa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. Receiving her Ph.D. in International Law from the University of Amsterdam, she has worked as a diplomat for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands for over twenty years, focusing on multilateral cooperation, human rights, peace and security, and the Middle East. She has served, amongst other places, at the Permanent Mission of the Netherlands to the United Nations in New York, the EU Desk, and at the Department of Humanitarian Aid and Reconstruction.

Summary

An original reconstruction of the evolution of and international diplomatic response to the 2011 Libyan crisis, which draws on a diverse range of sources including in-depth interviews with politicians and diplomats to understand the real-world application of the UN's 'Responsibility to Protect' principle.

Product details

• Authors: Karin Wester
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9781108701853
• ISBN: 978-1-108-70185-3
• No. of pages: 365
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Africa, LAW / International, LAW / Public, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, International Relations, Politics & government, Politics and government, North Africa, International institutions, Libya, International Organisations & Institutions