The Dialectics

The International Dilemma: State Sovereignty & Responsibility to Protect (R2P)

Security of Life is the basis of formation of States. In Hobbes’s view, the state of nature is characterized by a “war of every man against every man. ” Hence, State sovereignty carries the obligation to protect its population. But what happens when the State is incapable to protect or when the State itself becomes an aggressor....

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