Abbreviations
| ACT |
Accountability, Coherence and Transparency |
| APB |
Atrocities Prevention Board |
| ASEAN |
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| AU |
African Union |
| CAR |
Central African Republic |
| CAT |
Convention Against Torture |
| CEDAW |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |
| CERD |
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
| CH |
United Nations Chapter |
| CIIS |
Chinese Institute for International Studies |
| CNN |
Cable News Network |
| CSO |
Civil Society Organisations |
| DPRK |
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
| DRC |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
| ECOWAS |
Economic Community of West African States |
| EU |
European Union |
| FCO |
Foreign Commonwealth Office |
| FMI |
French-Mexican Initiative |
| G-77 |
Group of 77 at the United Nations |
| GA |
General Assembly |
| GAMAAC |
Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes |
| GCC |
Gulf Cooperation Council |
| GF |
Group of Friends of R2P |
| HRC |
Human Rights Council |
| ICC |
International Criminal Court |
| ICCPR |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICESCR |
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
| ICISS |
International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty |
| ICJ |
International Court of Justice |
| IL |
International Law |
| ILA |
International Law Association |
| ILC |
International Law Commission |
| IR |
International Relations |
| MINUSMA |
Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali |
| NAM |
Non-Aligned Movement |
| NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation |
| NGO |
Non-Governmental Organisation |
| NLC |
National Libyan Council |
| NPC |
National Peace Council |
| NSC |
National Security Council |
| OAS |
Organisation of American States |
| OCHA |
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
| P3 |
The Three Western Permanent Members of the Security Council |
| P5 |
The Five Permanent Members of the Security Council |
| PKO |
Peacekeeping Operations |
| PM |
Prime Minister |
| POC |
Protection of Civilians |
| PSD |
Presidential Study Directive |
| R2P |
Responsibility to Protect |
| Res |
Resolution |
| RwP |
Responsibility while Protecting |
| SC |
United Nations Security Council |
| SG |
Secretary General |
| UAE |
The United Arab Emirates |
| UCDP |
Uppsala Conflict Data Program |
| UK |
The United Kingdom |
| UN |
United Nations |
| UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
| UNGA |
United Nations General Assembly |
| UNHCR |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNHRC |
United Nations Human Rights Council |
| UNSG |
United Nations Secretary General |
| UPR |
Universal Periodic Reports |
| US |
The United States of America |
| WMD |
Weapons of Mass Destruction |