BANGLADESH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND STRATEGIC STUDIES

HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION: FINDING OUT ITS HUMAN SECURITY IMPLICATIONS

Author: Abul Kalam Azad, Md. Faziul Halim

DOI Link: https://www.doi.org/10.56888/BIISSj2014v35n4a3

ABSTRACT

Humanitarian intervention based on the idea called ‘The Responsibility to Protect (R2P)’ leaves little room for controversy because such intervention is meant to save populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. In effect, the R2P is a step by step process for dealing with an internal conflict with significant security implications. It is a composite whole of three elements and each of which tries to deal with an internal conflict with due consideration to security at three levels, i.e., human security at the national level, regional security and international security. In view of the fact that contemporary world witnesses, till to date, many internal conflicts of various nature, intervention in such cases, henceforth, should be guided by the spirit of R2P. This would enable the conflicts to find their respective end in a peaceful and non-violent manner in consonance with international laws and norms. The paper attempts to study the various elements of R2P from a comprehensive security perspective with recommendation for its application in all future internal conflicts including the current one in Syria.