Description
Since the foundation of international relations as a discipline, state-level of analysis occupied a dominant place in theoretical and practical spheres. Even though there is a considerable evolution of norms of human rights, individual level is still disregarded, both concerning the roles of non-state actors and the protection of human rights. One of the signs of this argument is that, around the world, civilian people are still facing massive human rights abuses and even mass killings by their own government. And unfortunately, they are not protected by the human rights regime, as these are states that have to implement them. When it comes to help those people by an intervention, the debates become even more frustrating because of debates around the state sovereignty principle and non-intervention into domestic affairs.
The R2P could have been considered as the most successful achievement of the international society but the facts and the cases show that it is not totally the case. Considering the state of world politics, for the international relations discipline to become a guideline for a peaceful world, the study of ethics seems to be primordial. For the international society to take responsibility in preventing atrocity and ending of it, ethical and normative considerations should be put forward overall discussions. If international relations scholars and practitioners would be focused on the ethical side of preventing and ending mass atrocity crimes, the establishment of normative framework and the decision to take action against those would have become possible.
