This book examines core thematic approaches to the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and analyses case studies regarding the implementation of this important global norm.

Foreword Gareth Evans Introduction: The challenges of implementing the R2P norm Cecilia Jacob and Martin Mennecke 1. R2P as an atrocity prevention framework: Concepts and institutionalization at the global level Cecilia Jacob Part I: National implementation mechanisms 2. Denmark and the implementation of R2P Martin Mennecke 3. Atrocity prevention under the Obama administration Stephen Pomper Part II: Regional implementation mechanisms 4. ASEAN regionalism and capacity building for atrocities prevention: Challenges and prospects Noel M. Morada 5. African experiences of R2P implementation Frank O. Okyere 6. Europe¿s contested engagement with R2P in a transitional international order Edward Newman and Cristina Stefan Part III: Atrocity prevention 7. Atrocity prevention, national resilience, and implementation Stephen McLoughlin 8. Atrocity prevention in practice: Studying the role of Southeast Asian women in atrocity prevention Sara E. Davies Part IV: International legal accountability 9. Linking human rights accountability and compliance with R2P implementation Ekkehard Strauss 10. Linking the past and the present: The contribution of transitional justice to security after complex conflicts Susanne Karstedt and Michael Koch Part V: Peacekeeping, civil¿military assistance, and stabilization 11. Implementing R2P through United Nations peacekeeping operations: Opportunities and challenges Charles T. Hunt and Lisa Sharland 12. Civil¿military relations and R2P: The Afghan experience William Maley Conclusion: R2P at a crossroads: Implementation, or marginalization Ivan Šimonovi¿