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In The Failing Idea Of Democracy, Revisiting The Protection Of Human Dignity

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  • Meriem Guerilli

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Since the uprising in March 2011, Syrian people have been transformed from active protesters against the regime to desperate seekers of an asylum. The study highlights how callers for democracy became claimants of basic human dignity from the international community and examined how the responsibility to protect (R2P) could not be as effective as it should be to the Syrian case. This research work also focused on the unsuccessful examples of the other Arab fledgling democracies that had fallen prey to the same wave of revolt. More precisely, it concentrated on the Syrian crisis and how it turned to be a global battle field to provide an appropriate answer to the question about whether the R2P initiatives were to save Syrian people or to save the Syrian regime under the pretext of terrorism. Overall, this study displays the changing meaning of human values and lists the various techniques adopted by the international community to protect the superpowers best interests as the Security Council decides about Syria's future. The Syrian dilemma is far from being described as yet no clear end to people's suffering.

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  • Meriem Guerilli, 2018. "In The Failing Idea Of Democracy, Revisiting The Protection Of Human Dignity," FIAT IUSTITIA, Dimitrie Cantemir Faculty of Law Cluj Napoca, Romania, vol. 12(2), pages 113-125, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:dcu:journl:v:12:y:2018:i:2:p:113-125
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    human dignity; R2P; Syria; International Community;
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    JEL classification:

    • K30 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - General
    • K33 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - International Law
    • K37 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Immigration Law
    • K38 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Human Rights Law; Gender Law; Animal Rights Law

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