Problematizando a Responsabilidade de Proteger

Guerra Civil na Síria e o novo dispositivo jurídico-militar de segurança internacional

Abstract

The article aims to analyze the new dimension of contemporary international security mechanisms, with attention to the emergence of the concept of Responsibility to Protect: new military and legal instrument that aims to contain illegalities in international relations in favor of a supposed protection of human rights. The analysis is based on the current civil war in Syria.