THE CONCEPT OF “DUTY TO PROTECT”: INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ANALYSIS AND PROBLEMS OF IMPLEMENTATION
Author (s): Rebkalo M.M., Oliinyk V.S.
Work place:
Rebkalo M.M.,
PhD in Public Administration, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Theory and History of State and Law, Constitutional Law,
Academy of the State Penitentiary Service, Chernihiv, Ukraine
ORCID: 0000-0002-9633-5811
Oliinyk V.S.,
PhD in Law, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of
Theory and History of State and Law, Constitutional Law,
Academy of the State Penitentiary Service, Chernihiv, Ukraine
ORCID: 0000-0001-5546-9613
Language: English
Scientific Herald of Sivershchyna. Series: Law 2023 No 1 (18): 125-133
https://doi.org/10.32755/sjlaw.2023.01.125
The article provides an international and legal description of the concept “Duty to protect”. The problems of implementing this concept are analyzed. It is noted that the latter problems arose due to the presence of conflicts between the content of the concept and some principles of international law, namely: inviolability of state sovereignty, non-use of force or threat of force, prohibition of interference in the internal affairs of other states.
Key words: “Duty to protect”, principles of international law, state sovereignty, non-interference in internal affairs, non-use of force and threat of force, collective measures, military force.
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