Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the challenges of implementing the R2P norm / Cecilia Jacob and Martin Mennecke -- R2P as an atrocity prevention framework : concepts and institutionalization at the global level / Cecilia Jacob -- Denmark and the implementation of R2P / Martin Mennecke -- Atrocity prevention under the Obama administration / Stephen Pomper -- ASEAN regionalism and capacity building for atrocities prevention : challenges and prospects / Noel M. Morada -- African experiences of R2P implementation / Frank O. Okyere -- Europe's contested engagement with R2P in a transitional international order / Edward Newman and Cristina Stefan -- Atrocity prevention, national resilience, and implementation / Stephen McLoughlin -- Atrocity prevention in practice : studying the role of Southeast Asian women in atrocity prevention / Sara E. Davies -- Linking human rights accountability and compliance with R2P implementation / Ekkehard Strauss -- Linking the past and the present : the contribution of transitional justice to security after complex conflicts / Susanne Karstedt and Michael Koch -- Implementing R2P through United Nations peacekeeping operations : opportunities and challenges / Charles T. Hunt and Lisa Sharland -- Civil-military relations and R2P : the Afghan experience / William Maley -- Conclusion : R2P at a crossroads: Implementation, or marginalization / Ivan �Simonovic.

"This book examines core thematic approaches to the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and analyses case studies regarding the implementation of this important global norm. The volume analyses this process at international, regional and local levels, and identifies an urgent need to progress from conceptual debates towards implementation in practice, in order to understand how to operationalise the preventive dimension of the R2P. It argues that R2P implementation necessarily entails the efforts of actors across governance levels, and that it is more effective when integrated into existing sites of practice aimed at strengthening human rights and accountability for populations in atrocity risk situations. The book addresses R2P implementation in the context of agendas such as resilience, gender, development cooperation, human rights, transitional justice, peacekeeping and civil-military relations. It details progress and challenges for implementation in the United Nations, regionally in Africa, Europe and Southeast Asia, and through national atrocity prevention architectures. The volume provides readers with a breadth of understanding in terms of both the development and current status of the R2P norm, and practical tools for advancing its implementation. This book will be of much interest to students of the Responsibility to Protect, Human Rights, Peace Studies, and International Relations in general"--