Definitions
Nationalism: the desire for national advancement or independence.
National interests: The interests of the people of a nation. National interests may include economic prosperity, security and safety, and beliefs and values.
Ultranationalism: Extreme nationalism that promotes the interest of one state or people above all others.
Responsibility to Protect: A recently developed concept in international relations that justifies humanitarian intervention on ethical and legal grounds.
National interests: The interests of the people of a nation. National interests may include economic prosperity, security and safety, and beliefs and values.
Ultranationalism: Extreme nationalism that promotes the interest of one state or people above all others.
Responsibility to Protect: A recently developed concept in international relations that justifies humanitarian intervention on ethical and legal grounds.
- The State carries the primary responsibility for protecting populations from genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing, and their incitement;
- The international community has a responsibility to encourage and assist States in fulfilling this responsibility;
- The international community has a responsibility to use appropriate diplomatic, humanitarian and other means to protect populations from these crimes. If a State is manifestly failing to protect its populations, the international community must be prepared to take collective action to protect populations, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.