TFL Vsebine / Revija Pravnik

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Predsednica Republike Slovenije Nataša Pirc Musar je v uvodnem govoru konference spomnila, da Slovenija od nekdaj močno podpira načelo odgovornosti zaščititi (Responsibility to Protect – R2P) in je bila del skupine držav, ki so pred skoraj dvajsetimi leti soustvarjale to pomembno načelo. Izpostavila tudi podnebne spremembe kot enega izmed (novih) dejavnikov nestabilnosti in vojne ter ocenila, da se zato v mednarodni skupnosti vse bolj uveljavlja koncept podnebne pravičnosti. Bistvo načela odgovornost zaščititi je po mnenju predsednice priznanje, da se spodbujanje in varstvo človekovih pravic ne ustavita ob državnih mejah. Države imajo primarno odgovornost, da zaščitijo prebivalstvo na svojem ozemlju, mednarodna skupnost pa je skupno odgovorna za zaščito ranljivih skupin pred najhujšimi kršitvami njihovih splošnih človekovih pravic.

In her opening address, the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Nataša Pirc Musar, stated that Slovenia has always been a strong supporter of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and was part of a group of countries that cocreated this important principle nearly two decades ago. President Pirc Musar also identified climate change as one of the (new) factors of instability and war, concluding that the concept of climate justice is gaining traction in the international community. At the very core of the Responsibility to Protect is the recognition that the promotion and protection of human rights do not stop at national borders. While States have a primary responsibility to protect the population on their territory, the international community shares the responsibility to protect vulnerable groups from most egregious violations of their universal human rights.

Responsibility to Protect in Theory and Practice