The principle of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) in the midst of the turbulent waters of the debate between Order and Justice / Interviews with Various Authors

Abstract

The debate between Order and Justice has been, without a doubt, one of the theoretical controversies that have marked the evolution of the school of the International Society, forming two great currents within it: the Pluralists and the Solidarist. The former consider that the norms and institutions of international society are articulated around the concept of order, prioritizing the values of stability, the limitation of the use of armed force, ius in bello, the defense of independence and territorial integrity. , the pacta sunt servada, or the principle of state sovereignty, etc. They recognize that states can pursue other values (justice, freedom, well-being, human rights), but only when they do not jeopardize the order and stability of international society. On the contrary, the solidarity activists defend that the states have promoted, especially since the Second World War and, to a greater extent, after the end of the Cold War, an international agenda based on the search for justice, through the defense of human rights, revitalization of humanitarian military intervention, the creation of international criminal tribunals, the promotion of democracy, or the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).