title: Reforming the authorising mechanism for intervention : how can the responsibility to protect be achieved?
abstract: This thesis considers how the international response to egregious crimes can be made more consistent and effective.It focuses in particular on the Security Council as the authorising mechanism for intervention and comprehensively evaluates the proposals for its reform.It shows that contrary to several existing proposals, reform to the Security Council would not improve its authorisation of international action to address atrocity crimes.Similarly, the thesis considers proposals that seek to circ
journal: Research Explorer (The University of Manchester)