1. R2P and Syria
Description What is the Responsibility to Protect (R2P)? Does Syria meet the requirements
for its application? (HINT: The arguments presented by Marc Weller and David Tafuri to
justify the multilateral attack on Syria as a legitimate action according to international law
provide examples of the justification for intervention. Also see Akbarzadeh and Saba’s
discussion of why many UN member states are suspicious of R2P.#R2P #Syria