What is it about?
The responsibility of regional arrangements/organisations, based on Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, to protect populations from mass atrocity crimes, including genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing. This responsibility entails using peaceful means, such as mediation and preventive arbitration, to prevent conflicts.
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Why is it important?
Conflict prevention through peaceful means and early engagement with conflict parties is at the heart of the United Nations efforts to 'save the succeeding generations' of mankind from the 'scourge of war'. Realizing the crucial role regional organisations play in this respect, especially in developing and deploying their pacific tools key to actualizing the the goal.
Perspectives
Literature and practical approaches to regional role in the maintenance of international peace and security as called for in Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, in collaboration with the Security Council of the United Nations pursuant to Chapter VII, have tended to militarize responses to conflicts that may occasion atrocity crimes by regional arrangements in Africa, particularly the African Union (AU). This article brings back to the fore the responsibility of the African Union, in particular, in fulfilling its primary functions as provided for in the UN Charter - that is, pacific responses to potential crises in Africa.
Mr Obinna F Ifediora
University of Queensland
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This page is a summary of: A Regional Responsibility to Protect? Towards ‘Enhancing Regional Action’ in Africa, Global Responsibility to Protect, May 2016, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/1875984x-00803010.
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