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8 Global Resp. Protect 390 (2016)
International Responsibility, Protection and Displacement: Exploring the Connections between R2P, Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons

handle is hein.journals/gloresp8 and id is 406 raw text is: GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT 8 (2016) 390-409 BRILL 6? N IJ HOFF brill.com/gr2p International Responsibility Protection and Displacement: Exploring the Connections between R2P, Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons Elizabeth Ferris Georgetown University elizabeth.ferris@georgetown.edu Abstract The emergence of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine is part of a universal longing to prevent atrocities and to protect those affected by them. While its origins are quite distinct from international humanitarian principles, its links with humani- tarian issues are clear. In fact, R2P emerged in response to humanitarian tragedies. This article traces the intersection of R2P and protection frameworks for refugees and inter- nally displaced persons (Iops), recognizing the important differences between them. R2P focuses on prevention, response and rebuilding - the first two tasks of which are inherently political. Conflicts cannot be prevented or resolved without engaging in political action of one kind or another. Responding to atrocities requires taking sides. Normative frameworks on refugees and In Ps, on the other hand, are based on the prin- ciple that people are to be assisted and protected on the basis of need alone and that humanitarian action is non-political in nature. Keywords protection - displacement- refugees - responsibility - R2 P Introduction One of the great human rights success stories of our time has been the movement to expand the expression of international responsibility to pro- tect human beings from the ravages of war and conflict. Efforts in the last few decades to develop norms for protecting specific groups, such as children and © KONINKLIJKE BRILL NV, LEIDEN, 2016 1 DOI 10.1163/1875984X-00804005