http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/3045/amanda-lo Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Wed, 03 Jun 2026 03:45:25 -0400 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 03:45:25 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1211/should-the-responsibility-to-protect-be-enshrined-in-international-law By Amanda Lo - The structure of the paper is as follows. First, I will discuss the historical background that gave rise to the concept of the “responsibility to protect” in order to understand its purpose and definition. Next, I will address the inherent tensions found within the responsibility to protect, and will focus on the tensions between the moral responsibility versus legal responsibility of states when they are faced with the “responsibility to protect.” Through the case of Libya, I argue that humanitarian concerns do not override the importance of the principle of state sovereignty... Thu, 01 Nov 2012 06:41 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1211/should-the-responsibility-to-protect-be-enshrined-in-international-law