Regional Approaches to the Responsibility to Protect Lessons from Europe and West Africa

'To protect people against mass atrocity crimes remains a crucial issue of these turbulent times. This book provides a timely analysis on the norm of responsibility to protect and identifies the challenges to norm diffusion. Rietveld problematizes the EU normative claims and highlights the agency of regional organizations in internalising a global norm. A mandatory reading to better understand regional security.'

Stefania Panebianco, Jean Monnet Chair and Associate Professor, University of Catania, Visiting Professor, MES-MUNDUS Master Programme at LUISS-Guido Carli, Rome

'Rietveld's piercing analysis reveals how regional organizations like the EU and ECOWAS have struggled to prevent atrocities and protect vulnerable populations. This book makes a timely contribution to our understanding of how global norms like the Responsibility to Protect are locally constructed, modified and operationalized.'

Simon Adams, President of the Center for Victims of Torture. Former Executive Director of the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect.