Embracing the 'responsibility to protect': a repertoire of measures including asylum for potential victims

This paper addresses the potential operational substance and application of "Responsibility to Protect" (R2P) on the ground. This paper does not address the distinct issue of criteria for humanitarian intervention. Distinction between these two concepts is critical to an understanding of the potential impact of R2P. This paper seeks to identify some of the preventive, responsive and rehabilitative measures that are implicated by R2P with a focus on diplomatic, humanitarian, and other peaceful means.