Summary – Some Considerations on the Military Intervention in Libya Ten Years after the Birth of the ‘Responsibility to Protect’ The article examines the level of compliance of the military intervention in Libya with the so-called doctrine of ‘Responsibility to Protect’ (RtoP), which was officially welcomed by the UN General Assembly in a 2005 Resolution. The author tries to establish whether and to what extent the 2011 international intervention in Libya represents a first step – isolated but significant – towards a new discipline on the use of force in international relations, based on the RtoP doctrine. In this respect, first the article briefly summarizes the RtoP theory, together with the genesis and the legal nature of the conflict in Libya. Then, it presents a detailed comparison between the RtoP principles, as developed in the 2001 Report of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS Report), and the provisions contained in the Resolutions of the Security Council which were approved in response to the Libyan crisis. In the last section, the author focuses on those aspects which are more closely related to the use of force, trying to verify the congruity between the operational principles laid down in the ICISS Report and the implementation of NATO-led military operations over Libya in the Spring-Summer of 2011.
Riassunto – Considerazioni sull’intervento militare in Libia a dieci anni dalla nascita della ‘Responsibility to Protect’ L’articolo esamina il grado di conformità dell’intervento militare in Libia alla cosiddetta Dottrina della ‘Responsabilità di proteggere’ (‘Responsibility to Protect’ – RtoP), ufficialmente accolta in seno all’ONU con una risoluzione dell’Assemblea Generale del 2005. L’autore cerca di stabilire se, ed in quale misura, l’intervento in questione abbia costituito un primo passo – per il momento isolato ma in ogni caso significativo – verso una nuova disciplina dell’uso della forza nelle relazioni internazionali. Dopo una prima parte introduttiva, nella quale si riassume il contenuto della RtoP, l’articolo analizza la genesi e la natura giuridica del conflitto libico. Viene quindi compiuto un puntuale lavoro di raffronto tra le linee guida elaborate nel ‘Report of International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty’ (Rapporto ICISS) del 2001 – principale documento di riferimento della RtoP – e le disposizioni contenute nelle Risoluzioni del Consiglio di Sicurezza approvate in risposta alla crisi libica. Nell’ultima parte dell’elaborato si affrontano infine gli aspetti che riguardano più strettamente l’utilizzo dello strumento militare, provando a verificare la corrispondenza tra i c.d. ‘Principi operativi’ previsti nel Rapporto ICISS e quanto avvenuto effettivamente sul campo.
Natoli, T. (2011). Considerazioni sull’intervento militare in Libia a dieci anni dalla nascita della ‘Responsibility to Protect’. REVUE DE DROIT MILITAIRE ET DE DROIT DE LA GUERRE, 50(1/2), 261-286.
Considerazioni sull’intervento militare in Libia a dieci anni dalla nascita della ‘Responsibility to Protect’
NATOLI, TOMMASO
2011-01-01
Abstract
Summary – Some Considerations on the Military Intervention in Libya Ten Years after the Birth of the ‘Responsibility to Protect’ The article examines the level of compliance of the military intervention in Libya with the so-called doctrine of ‘Responsibility to Protect’ (RtoP), which was officially welcomed by the UN General Assembly in a 2005 Resolution. The author tries to establish whether and to what extent the 2011 international intervention in Libya represents a first step – isolated but significant – towards a new discipline on the use of force in international relations, based on the RtoP doctrine. In this respect, first the article briefly summarizes the RtoP theory, together with the genesis and the legal nature of the conflict in Libya. Then, it presents a detailed comparison between the RtoP principles, as developed in the 2001 Report of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS Report), and the provisions contained in the Resolutions of the Security Council which were approved in response to the Libyan crisis. In the last section, the author focuses on those aspects which are more closely related to the use of force, trying to verify the congruity between the operational principles laid down in the ICISS Report and the implementation of NATO-led military operations over Libya in the Spring-Summer of 2011.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.