Which of the following is true regarding the Responsibility to Protect (R2P)?
A)It argues that the international community can intervene in another state that is abusing its citizens.
B)It bolsters state sovereignty.
C)It supplements the Peace of Westphalia.
D)It is popular among the majority of the world's countries.
E)It was developed directly following WWII.

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The Responsibility to Protect is a global political commitment which was endorsed by all member states of the United Nations at the 2005 World Summit to prevent genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity. The principle of R2P is based on the premise that sovereignty is not a privilege, but a responsibility. R2P asserts that if a state is unable or unwilling to protect its citizens from serious harm, the international community has the responsibility to intervene – through diplomatic, humanitarian, and other peaceful means, and as a last resort, through military intervention.
The other options are not accurate descriptions of R2P:
b. It does not bolster state sovereignty in the traditional sense; rather, it redefines sovereignty as a responsibility to protect citizens.
c. It does not supplement the Peace of Westphalia, which established the concept of state sovereignty in 1648, but it does represent a significant evolution in the understanding of sovereignty.
d. It is not necessarily popular among the majority of the world's countries, as some states are wary of it being used as a pretext for intervention by more powerful nations.
e. It was not developed directly following WWII; it emerged in the early 21st century and was formally endorsed by UN member states in 2005.

Which of the Following Is True Regarding the Responsibility to Protect