Understanding R2P's normative trajectory based on perceived "failures" in Syria and Myanmar

What is it about?

How do we understand R2P's normative trajectory given the perceived failures in Syria and Myanmar? Despite the obstinacy of a select few, this article argues that international actors by and large have continued to uphold their responsibilities to protect. What's more, the flagrant norm violations of the Security Council and the Syrian and Myanmar Governments have galvanized members of the international community to look for alternate pathways to uphold R2P, creating new modes of operationalization.

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Why is it important?

This article puts forth a new theory, suggesting that norm violation can serve as an alternate vehicle for norm advancement.