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THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT

Advance Praise for
THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT

The responsibility to protect is the most important and imaginative doctrine to emerge on the international scene for decades. No one is better placed than Gareth Evans to lead the debate about its scope and application to contemporary crises, such as Darfur, Myanmar, and Zimbabwe. And no one could have done it better than in this comprehensive and sophisticated book.

L OUISE A RBOUR , UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, 200408; Chief Prosecutor, International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, 199699

I strongly endorse Gareth Evanss eloquent argument, urging the international community to strategically operationalize R2P in all its facets and to build the necessary political will to act. This call to prevent terrible crimes against humanity like those I witnessed in Rwanda is one we must answer.

G ENERAL R OMEO D ALLAIRE , AUTHOR OF Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda

R2P is one of the most powerful and promising innovations on the international scene, and, more than anyone else, Gareth Evans has been at the forefront of its development and promotion. This book is a major contribution, one which no one interested in the responsibility to protect and the prospects for its realization can afford to miss.

F RANCIS D ENG , UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide; coauthor of Sovereignty as Responsibility: Conflict Management in Africa

A tour de force. Gareth Evans, more than anyone, has persuaded leaders to accept their responsibility to protect the vulnerable and convinced us that we can no longer be passive bystanders. This book is indispensable in this noble struggle.

J AN E GELAND , UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, 200306; Director, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs; author of A Billion Lives: An Eyewitness Report from the Frontlines of Humanity

The responsibility to protect is part of Gareth Evanss legacy as a politician, and, as this volume demonstrates, there is no better author for explaining the crucial challenge that it presents to the formulation of foreign and security policy today. His book is both a passionate plea for R2P and a comprehensive guide to its implementation.

J OSCHKA F ISCHER , Foreign Minister of Germany, 19982005

Gareth Evans has a rare combination of diplomatic and scholarly experience. This book is rich in information, ideas, and proposals for conflict resolution, violence prevention, and the strengthening of human rights. It will long be useful for the international community.

D AVID H AMBURG , Chair, UN Secretary-Generals Advisory Committee on Genocide Prevention; author of Preventing Genocide: Practical Steps toward Early Detection and Effective Action

In The Responsibility to Protect , Gareth Evans establishes a historical and intellectual framework for preventing the worst of humankinds self-inflicted tragedies. It is both powerful and persuasive.

L EE H. H AMILTON , President and Director, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

In 2005 the United Nations General Assembly voted unanimously in favor of a major new concept: the responsibility to protect. But did they mean itand what did they really mean? Now Gareth Evans, one of its principal creators, has written the first major work on this noble, important, and elusive concept. Anyone interested in international affairs should read this book on what is certain to be a continuing debate.

A MBASSADOR R ICHARD H OLBROOKE , U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations 19992001; Assistant Secretary of State, 197781 and 199496; author of To End a War: Sarajevo to Dayton : The Inside Story

In taking a step further the idea of humanitarian intervention that I developed, the General Assemblys adoption of the responsibility to protect was a major paradigm shift for the protection of victims worldwide. Gareth Evanss book will be vitally important in ensuring that R2P is understood and accepted.

B ERNARD K OUCHNER , Foreign Minister of France

We can no longer ignore atrocities beamed into our living rooms. Our conscience demands that we react whenever people suffer, from Rwanda to Srebrenica, from Darfur to Gaza. Gareth Evanss volume could not be more timely or relevant.

K ISHORE M AHBUBANI , Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore; author of The New Asian Hemisphere: The Irresistible Shift of Global Power to the East

Gareth Evans is the best possible guide to what this hugely important development in international affairs means. A terrific book which should be required reading for every foreign minister, and anyone else wanting a better and more peaceful world.

C HRIS P ATTEN , European Commissioner for External Relations, 19992004; Chancellor, Oxford University; author of What Next? Surviving the Twenty-first Century

The UNs adoption of the Responsibility to Protect was a red-letter day for human rights. Our greatest failure is the inability to deal effectively with egregious human rights violations, such as in Darfur. This authoritative work explains why the concept is so vital. It is both timely and needed.

M ARY R OBINSON , UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, 19972002; President of Ireland, 199097

We have been shamed so often by our failure to protect the victims of mass atrocity crimes. Gareth Evanss book is a passionate, lucidly argued, and immensely well-informed guide to how the world can do better. I hope it gets the readership in high places, not least in Africa, it deserves.

D ESMOND T UTU , Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town; Chair, South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, 199598

THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT

Ending Mass Atrocity Crimes Once and For All

G ARETH E VANS

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data
Evans, Gareth J., 1944
The responsibility to protect: ending mass atrocity crimes once and for all / Gareth Evans.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary: Explains Responsibility to Protect (R2P), a new international norm to protect the peoples of the world. With real-world examples, current events analysis, and assessments from personal experience, shows how R2P is better equipped to end mass atrocity crimes than is the right to intervene or other humanitarian intervention doctrinesProvided by publisher.
ISBN: 978-0-8157-0180-4
1. AtrocitiesPrevention. 2. GenocidePrevention. I. Title.
HV6322.7.E93 2008
363.34dc22

2008033229

To the staff and board members, past and present, of the
International Crisis Group.
Superb professionals, and optimists all.

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