Abstract:

After the end of the Cold War, the importance of international humanitarian law has increased due to the fact that armed conflicts occurred mostly as non-international internal conflicts. Parallel to this increase, the importance of the concept of human intervention, which is constantly open to debate in the ethical, legal and political triangle, is also increasing. The recognition of the responsibility of the international community to protect against people who have lost their lives in armed conflicts not internationally is an important success that has been achieved in this field. This responsibility is crucial in order to continue this success and to increase the compulsion to the implementation of international humanitarian law. On the other hand, despite the severe human rights violations that occur in some regions today due to terror events and armed conflicts, the international community remains passive as a problem that we need to solve. In order to find a permanent solution to these problems and to prevent severe violations in internal conflicts, the main subject of the study was that the responsibility of protection should be seen as a way of reconciliation which must be applied for every incident. For this purpose, protection liability has been treated as a source of legitimacy and the international ethics, international law and international policy triangle have been assessed as the three main components of legitimacy. As a result of the approach addressed by the international ethical principles to direct the responsibility for protection, the concept has been founded to be coherently applied against genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes and crimes committed against humanity. Thus, the protection obligation that develops with the guidance of common international ethical norms can also become part of international teamul law over time.   Keywords: Protection Responsibility, Humanitarian Intervention, Humanitarian Law, Armed Conflict Law, Non-International Armed Conflict.   After the end of the Cold War, since most of the armed conflicts are internal conflicts, not international ones, the practice of international humanitarian law has gained significance. In parallel with this, the importance of humanitarian intervention discussed in ethics, law and politics has been increasing. The acceptance of the Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) for the people died in an armed conflict that is not of international character is a big success gained in this term. This responsibility is very important to carry on the success and spread the practice of humanitarian law. On the other hand, despite severe violations of humanitarian law because of terrorism and armed conflicts in some regions, the silence of international society when faced with these problems is the problem we need to solve. The main topic of this study is to show the necessity of acceptance of the RtoP in order to find a permanent solution to the problems and prevent intrusion in internal conflicts. For this purpose, RtoP is discussed in terms of legitimacy; the three components of legitimacy are international ethics, law and politics. It is concluded that through the guidance of international ethics to the RtoP, the term must be applied for genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes and crimes against humanity. By the guidance of international ethical norms, RtoP may become part of international customary law in time.   Keywords: Responsibility to Protect, Humanitarian Intervention, Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflicts, Non-International Armed Forces.