European Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (ECR2P)

About the Centre

The ECR2P is dedicated to advancing the responsibility to protect principle through research, education, and policy dialogue.

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ECR2P Annual Lectures

We were delighted to have Dr. Ivan Šimonović, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Special Adviser on the R2P, at the University of Leeds, to deliver the Centre's Second Annual Lecture.

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R2P in Brief

‘R2P in Brief’ aims to provide an overview of a specific crisis, along with insights on what the international community (in particular, the EU and the UN) has done about it.

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News and posts

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Invitation to University of Queensland Symposium on “The Future of Norm Studies Research” – July 20th

Monday 11 June 2018

ECR2P Research Director, Dr. Gallagher, has organised a one day workshop 'The Future of Norm Studies Research' to be held at the University of Queensland on July 20th 2018.

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ECR2P Event In Cooperation With The ‘Security, Conflict & Justice’ Pathway Of The White Rose Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership.

Thursday 17 May 2018

You are warmly invited to the ECR2P event in cooperation with the 'Security, Conflict & Justice' Pathway of the White Rose Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership, on The ‘Responsibility to Protect’: Interdisciplinary perspectives and future directions for research.

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The latest instalments of the ECR2P’s ‘R2P in Brief’ on the Philippines and Yemen are now available online

Monday 14 May 2018

The ECR2P is delighted to announce that the latest ‘R2P in Brief’ documents on the Philippines and Yemen are now available online.

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BISA IR2P Working Group Announces its Inaugural Annual Book and ECR Article Award

Thursday 10 May 2018

The BISA IR2P Working Group is also delighted to announce its inaugural annual book and ECR article award.

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ECR2P Assists NGO Report on “Atrocity Prevention in UK Policy”

Ben Willis, POLIS PhD Researcher, has contributed to a report by the UK-based NGO Protection Approaches on the future role of atrocity prevention in UK foreign policy.

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US Air Strikes on Syria: 10 Points to Consider

Associate Professor Adrian Gallagher of ECR2P-POLIS writes on America's direct military intervention in the ongoing Syrian civil war.

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How careful human rights diplomacy is finally putting real pressure on North Korea

Ben Willis, POLIS PhD Researcher has written for The Conversation on international pressure being brought to bear on North Korea over human rights.

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South Africa’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court: A Time for Reflection

Daniel J.H.Wand, POLIS PhD Researcher reflects on South Africa's changing relationship with the International Criminal Court.

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Our partners

The ECR2P is based on a partnership between academics at the University of Leeds and researchers and activists at The Budapest Centre for Atrocity Prevention.

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“RT @GCR2P: One person every two seconds was displaced by war, atrocities or persecution in 2017. Now over 68.5 million people… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…”

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