European Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (ECR2P) : A partnership between Leeds POLIS and the Budapest Centre for Mass Atrocity Prevention

The European Centre for the Responsibility to Protect

ECR2P was launched in 2016 and is dedicated to advancing the responsibility to protect principle through research, education, and policy dialogue.

Our team

Our team specialise in the responsibility to protect and have researched and published widely on the subject.

Research

We research and publish on six themes of the Responsibility to Protect.

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ECR2P Annual Lectures

Since ECR2P's launch event with Professor Alex Bellamy in 2016, the Centre has held a further four annual lectures with high-profile speakers. This includes the UN Secretary-General's Special Advisor on R2P, Dr Karen Smith, two former UN Special Advisors on R2P, Professor Jennifer Welsh and Dr. Ivan Šimonović, and Distinguished Honorary Professor at the Australian National University and co-chair of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (2000–01), Professor Gareth Evans.

2020 Annual Lecture - Professor Gareth Evans

2019 Annual Lecture - Dr Karen Smith

2018 Annual Lecture - Professor Jennifer Welsh

2017 Annual Lecture - Dr. Ivan Šimonović

2016 Annual Lecture - Professor Alex Bellamy

News

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ECR2P Co-Director, Dr Cristina Stefan, moderates conversation on R2P and Women, Peace and Security Double Anniversary

The 2020 Responsibility to Protect and Women, Peace and Security Double Anniversary: A conversation on R2P at 15 and WPS...

Register for Human Rights Day collaborative event between ECR2P, ECR2Psoc and the University of Leeds Human Rights Journal

Thursday 10th December 5-6.30pm. To celebrate the UN Human Rights Day, the Leeds Human Rights Journal in collaboration with ECR2P...

Registration open for 17 December 2020 R2P and WPS double anniversary event

The double R2P and WPS anniversary at the UN in 2020: A conversation on R2P at 15 and WPS at...

Professor Gareth Evans delivers 2020 ECR2P Annual Lecture

ECR2P are delighted that Gareth Evans, Distinguished Honorary Professor at the Australian National University, delivered our 2020 annual lecture. Professor...