Crisis Studies of the Islamic World

Crisis Studies of the Islamic World

Evaluating the Obstacles and Limitations of the United Nations Action in the Syrian Crisis within the framework of he Doctrine of the Responsibility to Protect

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Mostafa Jahanbakhsh 1
Ehsan Fallahi 2
1 PhD in Political Science, Tehran University,
2 PhD candidate of International Relations, University of Isfahan
10.27834999/CSIW.2402.1366.1.32.9
Abstract
According to the "doctrine of the responsibility to protect", every government must protect its population against genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. When a country loses its ability to protect its population against such crimes. This responsibility will be delegated to the international community. Due to the widespread lack of human rights in the Syrian crisis, the international community has considered itself to intervene in this country. However, the international community, especially the United Nations, has not been able to act effectively. Considering the current conditions, this article seeks to answer the question of how the "doctrine of the responsibility to protect" has caused the ineffectiveness of the United Nations in the Syrian crisis. To explain the ineffectiveness of "responsibility to support" in Syria, the deadlock puzzle in game theory has been used. Based on this theory, the interests and political considerations of the great powers in the Security Council as the main mechanism for applying the responsibility of protection have prevented the effective and desirable functioning of the doctrine of the responsibility of protection in the Syrian crisis. The hypothesis of the article is that the lack of specific criteria for the implementation of the responsibility to support on the one hand, and the conflicting and complex interests of the great powers in the Syrian crisis on the other hand have affected the performance of the UN Security Council and it faced inefficiency in the serious test phase in the case of the Syrian crisis.
Keywords
Syria
Crisis
Responsibility to Support
Security Council
United Nations
Great Powers
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Crisis Studies of the Islamic World
Volume 11, Issue 1 - Serial Number 32
Spring Quarterly
Spring 2024
Pages 164-186

  • Receive Date 10 July 2024