States have the primary responsibility for their citizens and in situation where the governments are unable or unwilling to protect their citizens from genocide and crimes against humanity, the international community has a responsibility to act.
DFID—(UK Department for International Development)
The Responsibility to Protect Report refers to the responsibility of sovereign states to protect their own people from such harm – and about the need for the larger international community to exercise that responsibility if states are unwilling or unable to do so themselves.
International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty
These statements by the DFID and the ICISS are subject to various interpretations of the international system and of traditional international relations theory. The statements apply directly to the issues of state sovereignty, the role of international actors and the impact of Globalization.
MAIN QUESTION: Discuss these statements in the context of the genocide in Darfur. How do international relations theories relate to the issue of Darfur and the role/impact of the international community? How do they explain it? What framework works best in explaining the factors surrounding the genocide and the lack of international response? What theories appear to hold little weight in light of this case study?
You should include Realism/Neorealism, Liberalism, Constructivism, and Structuralism in your analysis.
Include a current event to support your thesis in your conclusion (it should be a current event addressing the current state of affairs in Darfur).