By All Means Necessary Protecting Civilians And Preventing Mass Atrocities In Africa Dan Kuwali by Dan Kuwali, Frans Viljoen 9781920538668, 1920538666 instant download after payment.

issue of great relevance, namely the protection of civilians and prevention

of mass atrocities on the African continent, and provides insights on this

topic from a range of perspectives, both theoretical and practical. It is

particularly encouraging to see that authors from human rights as well as

security backgrounds are represented.

The role of the international community in the protection of civilians is

a complex subject, fraught with pitfalls and ambiguity. Both too much and

too little international intervention can present serious dangers. States

remain pillars of international security, and the main responsibility to

protect the population is that of domestic governments. To that end, states

have, and should have, singular powers of enforcement. Yet, in some

instances they fail to exercise those powers in ways which protect the

population, either by failing to eliminate threats to their population or even

by posing a threat themselves. Thus, the question becomes to what extent

should the international community step in to fill the protection vacuum in

a particular case, without undermining the longer term role of the state and

other local actors as the primary custodians of the human rights and

welfare of their people.