But in general I'm more sympathetic to judicial intervention to protect minorities than to protect principles (such as separation of church and state, privacy, or even freedom of the press).
Most of us would define it as a status conferred on people of exceptional virtue; noble men and women who make spectacular sacrifices to defend others and protect principles.
Striking the necessary balance between upholding free expression and open dialogue and protecting principles of tolerance, diversity and respect for all people is a challenge that many companies are grappling with today.
How can a "responsibility to protect" principle be implemented on a consistent basis?
Or he could invoke the "responsibility to protect" principle, cited by some officials to justify the American-led bombing campaign in Libya.
There is a growing debate about whether this obstruction amounts to a crime against humanity, one that requires the United Nations to forcibly deliver relief supplies under its "responsibility to protect" principle.
The 'responsibility to protect' principle which Alex de Waal lambasts ("How to end mass atrocities," Views, March 10) — and me and Samantha Power with it — is not and never has been old "humanitarian intervention" wine in a new bottle.
The remarks by Mr. Ban came in his opening speech to a General Assembly meeting on the "responsibility to protect" principle adopted by the United Nations in 2005, which asserts that the organization has an obligation to prevent mass atrocities.
"There is a new trend in the Security Council in which the responsibility to protect principle is gaining a new hold," said Stéphane Crouzat, spokesman for the French mission to the United Nations.
Calling Yiannopoulos "vile" and "a reprehensible person," Strangio wrote, "I don't believe in protecting principle for the sake of principle in all cases.
But the weaknesses and ambiguities of that intervention made a critical assessment of the humanitarianism necessary and led to the development of the responsibility to protect principle.
