Responsibility to protect and women, peace and security : : aligning the protection agendas / / edited by Sara E. Davies [and three others].

• TeilnehmendeR: Davies, Sara Ellen.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,, 2013.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (210 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004257691
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Sara E. Davies [and three others].

In Responsibility to Protect and Women, Peace and Security: Aligning the Protection Agendas , editors Davies, Nwokora, Stamnes and Teitt address the intersections of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) principle and the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda. Widespread or systematic sexual or gender-based violence is a war crime, a crime against humanity and an act of genocide, all of which are clearly addressed in the R2P principle. The protection of those at risk of widespread sexual violence is therefore not only relative to the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, but a fundamental sovereign obligation for all states as part of their commitment to R2P. Contributions from policy-makers and academics consider both the merits and the utility of aligning the protection agendas of R2P and WPS. Ultimately, a number of actionable recommendations are made concerning a unification of the agendas to best support the global empowerment of women and prevention of mass atrocities.