Description
International law has been focused on the protection of states' interests, even the responsibility to protect (R2P) was designed on this basis. Notwithstanding, the experience has shown that this model is no longer working for the resolution of armed conflicts nor for the effective protection of people against the commission of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. For this reason, it is necessary to change the perspective for the creation of theory and practice in international relations to open the forum for the participation of the individuals and their non-governmental organizations who have been working as friends of the R2P. All in all, this paper suggests that a new concept must be introduced within international law to allow other subjects in the implementation of the R2P, such a concept is called "responsible protection" which is based on a "bottom-up" system that recognizes that the international law is no longer a states' exclusive arena.
