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Shame In The Security Council, Saira Mohamed
Shame In The Security Council, Saira Mohamed
Saira Mohamed
The decision of the U.N. Security Council to authorize military intervention in Libya in 2011 was greeted as a triumph of the power of shame in international law. At last, it seemed, the usually clashing members of the Council came together, recognizing the embarrassment they would suffer if they stood by in the face of an imminent slaughter of civilians, and atoning for their sins of inaction in Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur. The accuracy of this redemption narrative, however, is open to question. Shaming—an expression of moral criticism intended to induce a change in some state practice—is assumed by scholars …
Taking Stock Of The Responsibility To Protect, Saira Mohamed
Taking Stock Of The Responsibility To Protect, Saira Mohamed
Saira Mohamed
The article presents information on the role of the organs of the United Nations, the civil society groups and the head of the states in the responsibility to protect under the international law and the protection of the human rights. The international community steps in of the state fails in the responsibility to protect the citizens. Information on the decision of the Security Council of the United Nations regarding the issue in Libya is also presented.