Responsibility to protect and inter-state crises: why and how R2P applies to the case of Gaza

Ercan P. G.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS, cilt.19, sa.8, ss.1098-1111, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/13642987.2015.1082849
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1098-1111
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: responsibility to protect (R2P): inter-state crises, Gaza, United Nations (UN)
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This article addresses a prominent question relating to the nature and scope of responsibility to protect (R2P), namely the situation in Gaza, and asks whether or not R2P can be implemented in 'inter-state' crises. Following a two-fold analysis in arguing why and how Gaza qualifies as an R2P case requiring the international community's attention, first the scope of R2P is discussed. Then, the crisis in Gaza is the focus, considering the two scenarios of Gaza as a territory of the independent state of Palestine, and as an occupied territory due to the effective control of Israel in and out of the territory.