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27 April 2012
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New ICRtoP Publication: “At a Glance” – Regional and International Justice
Second educational tool in series of documents on the role of actors and measures available under the third pillar of RtoP
ICRtoP is pleased to announce the second publication in a new series of “At a Glance” educational tools on the role of actors and measures available under the third pillar, with the initial publication focusing on preventive diplomacy. This new “At a Glance” document discusses the role of regional and international justice mechanisms in responding to threats of mass atrocities as well as the challenges faced by these bodies. The publication also elaborates on the role of national governments and civil society, as well as the existing mechanisms at the regional and international level, including the International Criminal Court, the International Court of Justice, ad-hoc tribunals and regional judicial bodies.
Since 2009, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly has held an annual informal, interactive dialogue on the Responsibility to Protect (RtoP, R2P). The discourse is based in part on reports published by the UN Secretary-General ahead of the meetings exploring measures within the norm’s scope or the role of various actors. These dialogues are an important opportunity for Member States, regional and sub-regional organizations and civil society to discuss the norm’s implementation and assess best practices from past crisis situations. This year, the General Assembly plans to discuss the broad range of political, economic, humanitarian and, if necessary, military response measures available to actors at the national, regional, and international levels within the third pillar of the Responsibility to Protect.
ICRtoP encourages actors at all levels to participate in this timely discussion and generate constructive conversation on the regional and international community’s response to imminent threats or occurrences of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and ethnic cleansing. Furthermore, ICRtoP provides information about the spectrum of measures available within the norm’s third pillar and expands on how these measures can be employed by actors at all levels.
Please see ICRtoP´s Clarifying the Third Pillar to learn more about the measures within the third pillar of RtoP and the capacity of actors to implement these tools. Please also see the first publication in the “At a Glance” series on Preventive Diplomacy.
Additional “At a Glance” publications will focus on the following topics, in order of publication:
• The Use of Force
• Monitoring, Early Warning and Response
• The Role of Actors within the United Nations
• Targeted Sanctions
• The Role of Regional and Sub-Regional Arrangements
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