The UN Charter, the Refugee Convention and the Responsibility to Protect Doctrine: Towards a Preventative Protection Regime (Global Institutions)

This book investigates three key frameworks applicable to the protection of asylum seekers and refugees: the Charter of the United Nations, the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, and the Responsibility to Protect doctrine.Through rigorous analysis, it reveals how the current international refugee protection regime embodies a narrow, reactive approach and makes a compelling case that protection should also be preventative. While demonstrating that these three frameworks can work to protect refugee rights adequately, the author identifies significant normative challenges.The research exposes discrepancies and contradictions that potentially undermine the frameworks' effectiveness in protecting vulnerable populations.Building on this, the book advocates for establishing a preventative protection regime grounded in the normative principles of these frameworks.For this, it articulates an R2P Preventative Assessment Tool that integrates the development of protection plans alongsi