Responsibility To Protect In International Law

The theory of the responsibility to protect has received comprehensive consensus in the field of politics since it is formulated by Canada ICISS in 2001. It is formulated when the Humanitarian Intervention is abandon by the broader community of states. The theory partly affirmed by the Celebrity Group in 2003 and standardized by the Secretary General's report as well as the world summit meeting in 2005, it has received more and more comprehensive by the broader community of states. And developed into one of the international society's important theory. Responsibility to protect means that sovereign states have a responsibility to protect their own citizens from Humanitarian catastrophe, but when they are unwilling or unable to do so, that responsibility must be come by the broader community of states. The sovereign states' responsibilities are the most important; and the international society's responsibility is only complementary. But, the theory also has a great impact on the fundamental principles of international law and international legal order, which attracts the attention of international society. As a responsible nation, responsibility to protect is related to lawmaking process.