ABSTRACT The concept of a ‘Responsibility to Protect’ was first articulated in the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty in 2001. What it entails, and when it might be invoked, has since been subject to debate in political, legal and academic spheres. This article outlines the issues of and challenges to implementing the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) principle, focusing on the context of violence against women. The paper will examine the gendered impact of interventions, taking into consideration the various forms that intervention may take. In doing so, connections will be drawn between the R2P and the Women, Peace and Security agenda which has developed in parallel. The Women, Peace and Security resolutions have revolved primarily around protection against gender-based violence in conflict contexts and women's participation in decision-making and conflict resolution.
Irish Studies in International Affairs has been published since 1977 as the leading Irish-based journal in the discipline, with an increasing international reputation and circulation. Each issue includes invited contributions drawing on presentations to the previous year's RIA Committee for International Affairs conference; original articles submitted around the theme of the conference or related to Irish foreign policy defined in its widest sense; and annual reviews of Irish diplomacy and Ireland's official development assistance programme. The journal's editorial approach is not constrained by any particular methodological or theoretical framework, and articles on a wide range of issues are welcome. Past themed issues include Ireland's membership of the UN; the 'War on Terrorism'; and the rise of Asia in international affairs.
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