'The sins of the saviours': formulating a comprehensive and effective response to violations of human rights and humanitarian law committed by ECOMOG peacekeepers

dc.contributor.advisorSteytler, N.C. (Nico)
dc.contributor.postgraduateEba, Patrick Michael
dc.date.accessioned2006-11-13T11:48:47Z
dc.date.available2006-11-13T11:48:47Z
dc.date.created04-Nov
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionThesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa)) -- University of Pretoria, 2004.
dc.description.abstract"Ideally, peacekeeping operations demonstrate the concern of the international community in situations of instability or conflict arising between or within states. They are conceived to bring about peace and 'ensure the effective promotion and protection of [human] rights'. As a result, peacekeeping operations as well as peacekeepers are expected to comply with standards of human rights and humanitarian law. With respect to the Economic Community of West African States Cease-Fire Monitoring Group (ECOMOG), its intervention in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau, and Côte d'Ivoire have been generally welcomed as a response to barbaric and devastating wars in West Africa. However, the observation of ECOMOG missions reveals several instances of violations of human rights and humanitarian law committed by ECOMOG peacekeepers. These violations include attacks against civilians, summary executions, rapes, torture, looting, etc. In other words, the saviours have turned into violators of rights. While these violations have provoked concern and indignation, few measures have been taken to address the problem, hold peacekeepers accountable and prevent abuses in the future. ... This study is divided into five chapters. Chapter one provides, among other, the background of the study, the statement of the research problem and the significance of the study. Chapter two gives an insight into the creation, structure, mechanisms and evolution of ECOMOG as the peacekeeping organ of ECOWAS. Chapter three examines the basis for the applicability of human rights and international humanitarian law to peacekeepers and shows the violations committed by the ECOMOG peacekeepers since 1990. Chapter four analyses the responses to abuses committed by ECOMOG peacekeepers. It discusses the national, regional and universal responses to these abuses. It investigates both prevention and accountability mechanisms existing to address abuses committed by ECOMOG peacekeepers. It also explores some potential accountability and prevention mechanisms. Finally, chapter five makes some concluding remarks and suggests specific recommendations for the improvement of the existing responses." -- Introduction.en
dc.description.degreeLLM
dc.description.departmentCentre for Human Rights
dc.description.urihttp://www.chr.up.ac.za/academic_pro/llm1/dissertations.htmlen
dc.format.extent298188 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.citationEba, PM 2004, 'The sins of the saviours': formulating a comprehensive and effective response to violations of human rights and humanitarian law committed by ECOMOG peacekeepers, LLM Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/1078>
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/1078
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoria
dc.relation.ispartofseriesLLM Dissertationsen
dc.relation.ispartofseries2004(5)en
dc.rightsCentre for Human Rights, Law Faculty, University of Pretoriaen
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.subjectEconomic Community of West African States Cease-Fire Monitoring Groupen
dc.subjectECOMOGen
dc.subjectPeacekeepersen
dc.subjectPeacekeeping forcesen
dc.subjectHuman rights violationsen
dc.subjectHuman rightsen
dc.subjectHumanitarian lawen
dc.title'The sins of the saviours': formulating a comprehensive and effective response to violations of human rights and humanitarian law committed by ECOMOG peacekeepersen
dc.typeMini Dissertationen

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